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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 795-798 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2008 |
Keywords
- Autologous stem cell transplantation
- Cyclophosphamide
- Lenalidomide
- Multiple myeloma
- Stem cell mobilization
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