Publication: Delayed administration of G-CSF in both mobilization and post transplantation in autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
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1999-12-01
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0125877X
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Mahidol University
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Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology. Vol.17, No.4 (1999), 289-293
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Artit Ungkanont, Saensuree Jootar, Suporn Chuncharunee, Watana Chaisiripoomkere Delayed administration of G-CSF in both mobilization and post transplantation in autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology. Vol.17, No.4 (1999), 289-293. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/25420
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Delayed administration of G-CSF in both mobilization and post transplantation in autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
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Granulocyte colony stimulating factors (G-CSFs) play a very important role in the current technique of stem cell transplantation. The conventional timing of administration of GCSF in both mobilization and post transplantation has been right after chemotherapy or right after transplantation. We have studied the effects of timing of administration of G-CSF in 21 patients who had autologous stem cell transplantation for breast cancer, lymphoma or nasopharyngeal cancer. Their stem cells were mobilized by chemotherapy followed by G-CSF, which were given on day +1 or day +5 after chemotherapy. The median peak percentage of CD34 positive cells harvested using both technique were 1.88 and 0.48% respectively. After transplantation, G-CSF were given on day +1 or day +6 after stem cell infusion until neutrophil recovery. The time until bone marrow recovery was significantly longer in the group with delayed administration of G-CSF (10 days versus 8 days). However, there was no difference in duration of neutropenic fever or hospital stay after transplantation. The transplantation outcome was also unaffected. We therefore concluded that G-CSF can be given in the delayed fashion in both mobilizing and post transplantation settings without jeopardizing the outcome and this would result in a significant cost saving.