title: Collection of peripheral blood stem cells mobilized by high-dose Ara-C plus VP-16 or aclarubicin followed by recombinant human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor.
abstract: We developed an effective method for harvesting large numbers of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) for use in autotransplantation. Twenty patients with hematological malignancies were treated with high doses of Ara-C (12 g/m2) and VP-16/aclarubicin followed by administration of rhG-CSF (50 micrograms/m2). The optimal time for starting PBSC collection was determined by monitoring the CD34-positive stem cells in blood using immunomagnetic beads. PBSC were collected with a CS-3000 blood cell separator. A total blood volume between 7000 and 9000 ml was processed in each apheresis. Under these conditions, a total of 64 apheresis procedures was performed in the 20 patients. The mean numbers of mononuclear cells and of CFU-GM harvested per apheresis were 4.1 x 10(8)/kg and 110 x 10(4)/kg, respectively. A number of CFU-GM sufficient for engraftment (> 30 x 10(4)/kg) could be harvested by a single apheresis in 15 of the 20 patients. So far, 11 patients have been transplanted with PBSC and obtained rapid hematopoietic recovery. The median time to recover neutrophils more than 0.5 x 10(9)/l was 10 days, and that for platelets 50 x 10(9)/l was 11 days. This method for harvesting large numbers of PBSC allows safer autotransplantation in patients with chemoradiosensitive tumors, and is applicable to older patients.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shimazaki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oku
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ashihara
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inaba
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murakami
mesh_terms: D015250:Aclarubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001773:Blood Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000637:transplantation; D001781:Blood Component Removal / Q000379:methods*; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006410:Hematopoiesis; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000628:therapy; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D003561:Cytarabine; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D005047:Etoposide; D015250:Aclarubicin