Background/purpose: The aim of this study was to examine a new procedure of simple freezing without the need of thrombin activation to retain and store growth factors (GFs) from platelet concentrates for up to 6 months. Materials and methods: After being re-suspended with Tyrode's solution, platelet suspensions were divided into four groups. In the negative control group, platelet supernatants were collected after centrifugation and then frozen at À70 C until being tested. In the frozen group, platelet suspensions were directly frozen and stored at À70 C; centrifugation was postponed until just before testing. In the thrombin and post-thrombin groups, the procedures were the same as those of the previous two groups, respectively, except that thrombin was added before centrifugation. Concentrations of platelet-derived GF-AB and tumor GF-b1 were assayed by an ELISA at 0 (the day on which the experiment began), 1, 2, and 4 months in first three groups (Experiment 1), and in all four groups at 6 months (Experiment 2). Results: Similar platelet-derived GF-AB and transforming GF-b1 concentrations were recorded in the frozen and thrombin groups with up to 4 months of storage. After 6 months of storage, similar concentrations were recorded among the frozen, thrombin, and post-thrombin groups.