Human recombinant granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (hrGM-CSF) improves double hemibody irradiation (DHBI) tolerance in patients with stage III multiple myeloma: a pilot study.
Double hemibody irradiation (DHBI) is an alternative treatment of stage III multiple myeloma (MM) in patients aged over 55 years. Toxic side-effects such as myelosuppression are a severe limiting factor to its use. We performed DHBI associated with human recombinant granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (hrGM-CSF) as support therapy in 10 patients with stage III MM to improve the tolerance to this treatment. Ten patients received subcutaneously 5 micrograms/kg/d of hrGM-CSF during 2 weeks after each course of hemibody irradiation. All these patients had stage III MM: eight previously received chemotherapy, six of them were regarded as patients with refractory MM and two with relapse. Two patients received DHBI as first-line treatment. hrGM-CSF increased safety and tolerance of DHBI. GM-CSF support reduced the mean time between upper body irradiation (UBI) and lower body irradiation (LBI): 41 v 108 d in a cohort of 32 patients previously treated without growth factor support. Overall there was no lethal infection with hrGM-CSF or granulocytopenia (5.0 x 10(9)/l v 0.4 x 10(9)/l at day 15 in patients without growth factor). hrGM-CSF also reduced stomatitis grading and thrombocytopenia (90 x 10(9)/l v 45 x 10(9)/l at day 15). Furthermore, hrGM-CSF increased blood colony forming unit-granulocyte macrophage (CFU-GM) and was well tolerated in all but one patient. hrGM-CSF reduces toxic side-effects of DHBI, thus providing an effective treatment in patients with advanced and resistant MM.
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Service d'Hématologie Clinique, CHU Caen, France.
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D000368:Aged; D000380:Agranulocytosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000528:radiation effects; D017619:Hemibody Irradiation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000528:radiation effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011836:Radiation Tolerance; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use
D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor