International Society for Cell Therapy Facility Sanitization Survey Laboratory Practices Committee Report.

BACKGROUND AIMS Quality cell manufacturing processes require a clean laboratory environment. METHODS This report was aimed at describing current cleaning and sanitization practices reported by facilities that manufacture many types of cellular therapy products for clinical use. It is our hope that this report may provide the groundwork for guidance recommendations directed at developing consensus standards for cleaning and sanitization practices across the globe. Facility sanitization is a central issue to regulatory and accreditation bodies. Facilities are required to develop plans to assess sanitization practices and test cleaning effectiveness. RESULTS This document provides information on how this is performed in different facilities and may allow newer, smaller or less developed facilities to build, enhance or revise their current quality program by using experience and expertise in facility sanitization reported herein. CONCLUSIONS This report summarizes the results of the latest survey and compares results with those previously reported. New and relevant trends in the field provide important information and will provide important information for establishing guidelines.