title: [Standards, options, and recommendations for the use of hematopoietic growth factors in oncology].
abstract: Four hematopoietic growth factors have marketing approval in France: filgrastime (G-CSF), malgraostime (GM-CSF), lenograstime (glycolysated G-CSF) and erythropoietin. A standards, options and recommendations document has not yet been established for erythropoietin which is excluded from this report. Administration of hematopoietic growth factors can be proposed in five clinical situations: primary prophylaxis, secondary prophylaxis, curative care, after myeloablative chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell grafting, and finally mobilization of peripheral stem cells. Primary prophylaxis: excepting therapeutic trials, the use of hematopoietic growth factors is recommended for clinical situations where a significant incidence of neutropenia with fever has been reported in randomized trials and in rare cases where there is an increased risk of severe infectious complications. Hematopoietic growth factors are indispensable for increasing the quality of cytapheresis peripheral stem cell harvesting.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Blay
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Le Cesne
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Blanc-Vincent
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fervers
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Latour
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Philip
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005334:Fever; D019650:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization / Q000379:methods*; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors