title: Survival after PBSC transplantation and comparison of engraftment speed with autologous and allogeneic marrow transplantation: results of a multicenter study.
abstract: We have analyzed the results of a multicenter study on peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) performed on 55 patients suffering from various neoplastic diseases. After myeloablative therapy, they received a median of 6.8 x 10(8)/kg MNC and 11.4 x 10(4)/kg CFU-GM harvested by a median of 9 apheresis after mobilization with chemotherapy alone. As of date, 34 of the 55 patients are alive and 28 of them are in continuous complete remission after a follow-up of 30 months. The probability of survival was related to the disease status at transplant, CR/PR vs. PD (p = 0.0001) and the bone marrow involvement, BM-vs. BM+ (P = 0.009). Furthermore, a comparative study on speed of engraftment and clinical management was conducted on the 55 PBSCT patients as well as on 41 autoBMT and 52 alloBMT patients. Days to reach WBC > 1.0 x 10(9)/L, PMN > 0.5 x 10(9)/L and PLT > 50 x 10(9)/L was 12/14/33 for PBSCT, 17/20/23 for ABMT and 15/16.5/18 for BMT, respectively. Days with fever > 38 degrees C, systemic antibiotic therapy and length of hospitalization was 3/12/36 for PBSCT, 5/18.5/42 for ABMT and 9/25/46 for BMT respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Transfusion, Pescara Civic Hospital, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iacone
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pierelli
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Quaglietta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nicolucci
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Menichella
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Di Bartolomeo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Laurenzi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fioritoni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Indovina
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leone
mesh_terms: D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D006085:Graft Survival; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D015996:Survival Rate