title: [Filgrastim therapy in acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To specify effects of the granulocytic colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in the treatment of acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirteen patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) were treated in the Hematological Clinic of the Higher Medical Institute in Plovdiv in 1996-1998. All of them received a standard induction therapy with cytosin arabinoside + daunorubicin (7 + 3 days). During the first neutropenic phase (neutrophils < 0.5 x 10(9)/l) G-CSF filgrastim was applied (5 microg/kg/day, s.c.) until a recovery of the neutrophil count reached > 1.0 x 10(9)/l and was maintained for 3 successive days. The control group consisting of patients matched by age, gender, an AML cytomorphologic variant was given the same therapy but filgrastim.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study group showed quicker recovery of the neutrophil count (12.6 vs 16.8 days), reduced febrile period (9.8 vs 12.4 days) and shorter duration of parenteral antibiotic treatment (9.8 vs 12.4 days) compared to controls. No statistically significant difference between both groups was found in the duration of the antimycotic treatment (p > 0.05). No cytological signs of aggravation of basic disease were absent in patients who received filgrastim.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Administration of G-CSF in AML is useful as it promotes rapid overcoming of neutropenia and its complications.
authors.forename: Zh
authors.initials: Zh
authors.lastname: Grudeva-Popova
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Karnolski
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D000069585:Filgrastim; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D000069585:Filgrastim
vernacular_title: Primenenie filgrastima v sluchaiakh ostroĭ nelimfoblastnoĭ leĭkemii.