Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32620410›Full record

ArticleTransfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis2020

The secrets of human stem cell-derived transfusable RBC for targeted large-scale production and clinical applications: A fresh look into what we need most and lessons to be learned.

Jerard Seghatchian

Open access · bronzeAbstract readEditorial
In one paragraph

Article in Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 46% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Blood Pharming of Red Cells.Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2026
    Review
  2. Fluids of the Future.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2020
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jerard SeghatchianInternational Consultancy in Strategic Advices on Safety Improvements of Blood-Derived Bioproducts and Suppliers Quality Audit / Inspection, London, UK. Electronic address: jseghatchian@btopenworld.com.
Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Blood transfusion, using the safest conventional blood bioproducts, is an irreplaceable part of substitution therapy. It is considered the most essential supportive clinical intervention aimed to restore the health of patients in need. Nevertheless, numerous unresolved problems are still associated with current blood substitution therapy. To alleviate our dependency on blood donors, many investigators have been focusing on the quest for stem cell-derived blood cells in line with major developments in the field of regenerative medicine. The main objective is to provide a safe and highly standardized universal cultured red cell concentrate [CRBC] for all clinical applications, regardless of blood groups. Currently, we are close to overcoming some of the main obstacles in culturing cells. This concise report is a prelude to the immortalized cell lines that are ready for in vivo clinical trials. It is only through the sharing of experimental ideas and knowledge-based strategies that we will be able to achieve such an enormous task and better understand ''the one for all concept'' of CRBCs and their universal usage in all clinical settings.

Indexed as

Blood TransfusionErythrocytesErythrocyte TransfusionHumansCultured red blood cells of transfusion qualityErythroid immortalized cell linesquality/safety criteria of RBC bioproductsR&D strategies in transfusion

Identifiers

PMID32620410
PMCPMC7320703
OpenAlexW3037083468

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.