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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-6-18
pubmed:abstractText
We used single high doses of cyclophosphamide (4 g/m2) to produce rebound increases in peripheral blood (PB) stem cells (PBSC) during recovery from myelosuppression, enabling their collection by apheresis for later autotransplantation. Thirty-three courses of cyclophosphamide were given to 30 patients with malignant lymphoma, multiple myeloma, or solid tumors. The neutrophil count was less than 0.5 x 10(9)/liter for a mean of 6.9 days (median 7 days), and fever occurred in 17 of 33 courses. Positive blood cultures occurred in two patients, one of whom died. The mean peak level of PB granulocyte-macrophage colony-forming units (CFU-GM) was 1517 x 10(3)/liter (median 2447 x 10(3)/liter), a 14-fold increase above the mean in normal subjects. The peak occurred at a mean of 16.6 days (median 16 days) after cyclophosphamide, generally coinciding with the time to reach 1.0 x 10(9) neutrophils per liter. Normal or minimally involved bone marrow and a rapid rise in leukocyte count during recovery were independent variables correlated to the peak of the rebound increase in PB CFU-GM levels. Previous chemotherapy and the duration of neutropenia were additional independent variables in the group with peak PB CFU-GM levels of greater than 1000 x 10(3)/liter. The mean total CFU-GM collected after a mean of five aphereses was 43.8 x 10(4)/kg body weight (BW) (median 35.5 x 10(4)/kg BW), significantly correlated with the mononuclear cell yield. We conclude that single 4 g/m2 doses of cyclophosphamide effectively produce high levels of PBSC, particularly but not exclusively in patients with normal or minimally involved bone marrow and who have not had intensive recent chemotherapy.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0301-472X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
442-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Single high doses of cyclophosphamide enable the collection of high numbers of hemopoietic stem cells from the peripheral blood.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Haematology, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't