title: Clinical significance of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) receptor expression in acute myeloid leukemia.
abstract: We examined granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) receptor (GR) expression on leukemic cells from 44 adults with newly-diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML). GR expression was higher in female patients. G-CSF was administered to AML patients after initial induction therapy without significant acceleration of leukemia, irrespective of GR expression level. G-CSF administration after initial chemotherapy did not adversely influence clinical outcome of GR-positive patients. However, at first relapse, leukemia regrowth was accelerated in 3 of 15 GR-positive patients who received G-CSF after re-induction. It remains to be determined whether leukemia acceleration due to G-CSF contributes to re-induction failure and if G-CSF therapy is a significant risk in relapsed, GR-positive AML patients.
authors.affiliation: Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasao
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yonekura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hotta
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D005260:Female; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D016188:Receptors, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000097:blood*; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D016188:Receptors, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor