BRUSSELS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CaridianBCT, a leading global provider of technology, products and services in the blood banking, transfusion medicine and cell therapy industries, today announced that a panel of medical and scientific experts have endorsed the effectiveness of the Mirasol® Pathogen Reduction Technology (PRT) System for replacing gamma irradiation, the current standard of care for preventing transfusion-related Graft vs. Host Disease (GVHD) in platelet recipients. GVHD is an infrequent but often fatal complication associated with transfusion of cellular blood components in patients with suppressed immune systems.
