title: A randomized study comparing filgrastim versus lenograstim versus molgramostim plus chemotherapy for peripheral blood progenitor cell mobilization.
abstract: We conducted a prospective randomized clinical trial to assess the mobilizing efficacy of filgrastim, lenograstim and molgramostim following a disease-specific chemotherapy regimen. Mobilization consisted of high-dose cyclophosphamide in 45 cases (44%), and cisplatin/ifosfamide/etoposide or vinblastine in 22 (21%), followed by randomization to either filgrastim or lenograstim or molgramostim at 5 microg/kg/day. One hundred and three patients were randomized, and 82 (79%) performed apheresis. Forty-four (43%) patients were chemonaive, whereas 59 (57%) were pretreated. A median number of one apheresis per patient (range, 1-3) was performed. The median number of CD34+ cells obtained after mobilization was 8.4 x 10(6)/kg in the filgrastim arm versus 5.8 x 10(6)/kg in the lenograstim arm versus 4.0 x 10(6)/kg in the molgramostim arm (P=0.1). A statistically significant difference was observed for the median number of days of growth factor administration in favor of lenograstim (12 days) versus filgrastim (13 days) and molgramostim (14 days) (P<0.0001) and for the subgroup of chemonaive patients (12 days) versus pretreated patients (14 days) (P<0.001). In conclusion, all three growth factors were efficacious in mobilizing peripheral blood progenitor cells with no statistically significant difference between CD34+ cell yield and the different regimens, and the time to apheresis is likely confounded by the different mobilization regimens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology and Hematology, Istituto Oncologico Romagnolo, Santa Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna, Italy. barbakopf1@hotmail.com
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kopf
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: De Giorgi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vertogen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Monti
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Molinari
authors.forename: D
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authors.lastname: Turci
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dazzi
authors.forename: M
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authors.lastname: Leoni
authors.forename: A
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authors.lastname: Tienghi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cariello
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Argnani
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frassineti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Scarpi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rosti
authors.forename: M
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authors.lastname: Marangolo
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D000069585:Filgrastim; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D019650:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization; D006801:Humans; D007069:Ifosfamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000078224:Lenograstim; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D036102:Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013997:Time Factors; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D014747:Vinblastine; D005047:Etoposide; D000078224:Lenograstim; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; C082430:molgramostim; D000069585:Filgrastim; D002945:Cisplatin; D007069:Ifosfamide