title: Role of granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) after autologous bone marrow transplantation for Hodgkin's disease.
abstract: Use of growth factors to augment hematopoietic recovery after cytotoxic therapy is a useful method for dose intensification. We wanted to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF; Leucomax) in patients undergoing autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT) for Hodgkin's disease. Twenty-four patients with Hodgkin's disease were treated with high-dose chemotherapy and ABMT. Patients were then randomized in a double-blind manner to receive GM-CSF intravenously (10 micrograms/kg) over 6 h or placebo until the absolute neutrophil count (ANC) was greater than 1000/mm3 for 3 days. The study medication was stopped after 30 days. Patients treated with GM-CSF (n = 12) had shorter periods of neutropenia (median duration of an ANC of less than 1000 cells/mm3, 16 versus 27 days on placebo; p = 0.23), shorter periods of platelet-transfusion dependency (median duration, 13.5 versus 21 days on placebo; p = 0.03), shorter hospitalizations (median hospital stay, 32 versus 40.5 days on placebo; p = 0.0004). Other clinical outcomes, such as frequency and severity of toxicities, development of pneumonia or infection, in-hospital death, and response rate were similar in the two groups. Actuarial long-term disease free survival was 58% for patients treated with GM-CSF and 50% for patients who received placebo after 38 months of follow up (p = 0.6).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gulati
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gopal
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gopal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002330:Carmustine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D005047:Etoposide; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D002330:Carmustine