title: A randomized phase 2 study of PBPC mobilization by stem cell factor and filgrastim in heavily pretreated patients with Hodgkin's disease or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
abstract: This randomized, controlled study compared the ability to mobilize and collect an optimal target yield of 5 x 10(6) CD34+ cells/kg using stem cell factor (SCF; 20 microg/kg/day) plus filgrastim (G-CSF; 10 microg/kg/day) vs filgrastim alone (10 microg/kg/day) in 102 patients diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) or Hodgkin's disease (HD), who were prospectively defined as being heavily pretreated. Leukapheresis began on day 5 of cytokine administration and continued daily until the target yield was reached, or until a maximum of five leukaphereses had been performed. Compared with the filgrastim-alone group (n = 54), the SCF plus filgrastim group (n = 48) showed an increase in the proportion of patients reaching the target yield within five leukaphereses (44% vs 17%, P = 0.002); reduction in the number of leukaphereses required to reach the target yield (P = 0.003); reduction in the proportion of patients failing to reach a minimum yield of 1 x 10(6) CD34+ cells/kg to proceed to transplant (16% vs 26%, P = NS); increase in the median yield of CD34+ cells per leukapheresis (0.73 x 10(6)/kg vs 0.48 x 10(6)/kg, P = 0.04); and an increase in the median total CD34+ cells collected within five leukaphereses (3.6 x 10(6)/kg vs 2.4 x 10(6)/kg, P = 0.05). All patients receiving SCF were premedicated (antihistamines and albuterol), and treatment was generally well tolerated. Five patients experienced severe mast cell-mediated reactions, none of which were life-threatening. In this study of heavily pretreated lymphoma patients, SCF plus filgrastim was more effective than filgrastim alone for mobilizing PBPC for harvesting and transplantation after high-dose chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Loyola University, Maywood, IL, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stiff
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gingrich
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luger
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Wyres
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: LeMaistre
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Schenkein
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: List
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bensinger
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Freter
authors.lastname: Parker WRL
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Emmanouilides
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000097:blood; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D000069585:Filgrastim; D006085:Graft Survival; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019650:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007937:Leukapheresis / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D019089:Stem Cell Factor / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D018952:Antigens, CD34; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D019089:Stem Cell Factor; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D000069585:Filgrastim