title: Nonchemotherapy drug-induced agranulocytosis: a review of 118 patients treated with colony-stimulating factors.
abstract: To determine the role of growth factors in nonchemotherapy drug-induced agranulocytosis, we reviewed 118 published reports of administration of colony-stimulating factors for the disorder. Main outcomes were total duration of neutropenia and mortality. The mean time to neutrophil recovery was 4.6 +/- 3.2 days and 7.7 +/- 5.1 days in patients with a granulocyte count at diagnosis of 0.1-0.5 x 10(3)/mm3 and less than 0.1 x 103/mm3, respectively. The mortality rate was 4.2%. Without therapy with growth factors, the mean time to neutrophil recovery after discontinuation of the offending agent was reported to be 10 +/- 8 days. The mortality rate was 16% in one study. We conclude that hematopoietic growth factors may shorten the duration of neutropenia and reduce mortality in patients with severe drug-induced agranulocytosis.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Department, Sacré Coeur Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Beauchesne
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Shalansky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000380:Agranulocytosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy*; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009503:Neutropenia; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors