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Successful mobilization of peripheral blood stem cells in children with cancer using plerixafor (Mozobil™) and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor
Authors Avramova B , Yordanova, Konstantinov, Bobev
Published 26 August 2011 Volume 2011:5 Pages 407—409
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/DDDT.S19157
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Boryana E Avramova, Maya N Yordanova, Dobrin N Konstantinov, Dragan G Bobev
Specialized Hospital for Treatment of Children with Onco-Haematological Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria
Abstract: This paper describes the successful mobilization of peripheral blood stem cells for autologous transplantation in three children with malignant diseases by using plerixafor (Mozobil™; Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA) and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) after failed previous mobilizations. A median sixfold increase in the number of circulating CD34+ cells after plerixafor treatment as compared with the baseline level was observed. An optimal CD34+ cell count for transplantation with one or two leukapheresis sessions was achieved. Mobilization using plerixafor was found to be safe with no adverse events. Therefore, the combination of G-CSF and plerixafor in children results in effective increases in peripheral CD34+ cell counts and reduces the risk of mobilization failure.
Keywords: stem cells, mobilization, plerixafor, children, G-CSF
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