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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-2-25
pubmed:abstractText
Imatinib mesylate is the initial therapy of choice for chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase (CML-CP), but in some patients, the disease becomes resistant to imatinib. Autologous stem cell transplantation using cells collected while in complete cytogenetic response (CCyR) may represent a therapeutic option for these patients. We mobilized and collected autologous CD34(+) stem cells from 20 CML-CP patients in CCyR, 19 of whom were taking imatinib, and measured BCR-ABL expression in the apheresis products, blood and bone marrow using real-time quantitative PCR (RQ-PCR). Stem cells were mobilized with G-CSF 10 microg/kg daily for 5 days. In patients whose initial collection was <2x10(6) CD34(+) cells/kg, G-CSF dose was increased to 10 microg/kg twice daily on the second attempt, and imatinib was held for 14 days if a third attempt was necessary. All 20 patients successfully mobilized the target yield of 2 to 5x10(6) CD34(+) cells/kg; 16 reached target yield with the first mobilization. The median number of CD34(+) cells collected was 4.4 (range, 2.0 - 8.4)x10(6)/kg in a median of 3 (range, 2 - 6) apheresis days. Of 17 patients whose stem cell products were evaluable by RQ-PCR, 11 (65%) had >or=1 daily product with undetectable BCR-ABL; 4 of these (24%) had no detectable BCR-ABL in any apheresis products. BCR-ABL expression in apheresis products was correlated with levels of expression in the blood and marrow prior to mobilization. No patient has yet required transplantation. With median follow-up of 18 months, all patients remain in CCyR and 9 of 16 (54%) have undetectable BCR-ABL in the most recent blood and marrow sample.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1029-2403
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
531-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18297531-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:18297531-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:18297531-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18297531-Antigens, CD34, pubmed-meshheading:18297531-Blood Component Removal, pubmed-meshheading:18297531-Bone Marrow, pubmed-meshheading:18297531-Cytogenetic Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:18297531-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18297531-Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl, pubmed-meshheading:18297531-Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor, pubmed-meshheading:18297531-Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization, pubmed-meshheading:18297531-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18297531-Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive, pubmed-meshheading:18297531-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18297531-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18297531-Piperazines, pubmed-meshheading:18297531-Pyrimidines, pubmed-meshheading:18297531-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18297531-Remission Induction, pubmed-meshheading:18297531-Transplantation, Autologous, pubmed-meshheading:18297531-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Successful autologous stem cell collection in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in complete cytogenetic response, with quantitative measurement of BCR-ABL expression in blood, marrow, and apheresis products.
pubmed:affiliation
Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural