title: Treatment of aplastic anaemia with granulocyte-colony stimulating factor and risk of malignancy. Italian Aplastic Anaemia Study Group.
abstract: Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) is being increasingly used in healthy volunteers to harvest haemopoietic stem cells. A possible role of G-CSF in the development of clonal disorders or leukaemia has been suggested. We analysed 144 patients with aplastic anaemia treated with immunosuppression protocols with or without G-CSF, with normal cytogenetics at diagnosis or immediately after immunosuppression. Our findings indicated that the risk of developing myelodysplasia or leukaemia was similar in patients with aplastic anaemia on immunosuppressive treatment with or without G-CSF. Therefore, it seems unlikely that G-CSF causes leukaemia in healthy volunteers.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Locasciulli
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Arcese
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Locatelli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Di Bona
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bacigalupo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006457:Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007223:Infant; D007938:Leukemia / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000139:chemically induced; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016572:Cyclosporine