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Stem Cell Mobilization with Cyclophosphamide Overcomes the Suppressive Effect of Lenalidomide Therapy on Stem Cell Collection in Multiple Myeloma

  • Tomer Mark
  • , Jessica Stern
  • , Jessica R. Furst
  • , David Jayabalan
  • , Faiza Zafar
  • , April LaRow
  • , Roger N. Pearse
  • , John Harpel
  • , Tsiporah Shore
  • , Michael W. Schuster
  • , John P. Leonard
  • , Paul J. Christos
  • , Morton Coleman
  • , Ruben Niesvizky
  • Cornell University

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Abstract

A total of 28 treatment-naïve patients with stage II or III multiple myeloma (MM) were treated with the combination of clarithromycin, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (BiRD). Stem cells were collected following granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) or cyclophosphamide (Cy) plus G-CSF mobilization at maximum response. Sufficient stem cells for 2 autologous stem cell transplants were collected from all patients mobilized with Cy plus G-CSF, versus 33% mobilized with G-CSF alone (P < .0001). The duration of prior lenalidomide therapy did not correlate with success of stem cell harvests (P = .91). In conclusion, Cy can be added to G-CSF for stem cell mobilization to successfully overcome the suppressive effect of prior treatment with lenalidomide.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)795-798
Number of pages4
JournalBiology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume14
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2008

Keywords

  • Autologous stem cell transplantation
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Lenalidomide
  • Multiple myeloma
  • Stem cell mobilization

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