Korean J Hematol.  2002 Feb;37(1):17-23.

The Effect of Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor in Remission Induction Chemotherapy of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

• Choi JH
• Lee G
• Oh HA
• Kwang HJ
• Lee JL
• Lee KH
• Hyun MS
• Ryu HM

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Colony stimulating factors have been shown to accelerate recovery from severe neutropenia after intensive chemotherapy. To prove its clinical effectiveness, we conducted this study of administration of G- CSF in acute myelogenous leukemia after remission induction chemotherapy.
METHODS
Thirty six patients with acute myelogenous leukemia were assigned to one of two groups (21 to G-CSF treated group, 15 to control group) after remission induction che motherapy administration. Treatment with G-CSF (lenograstim, 200ng/m2/d) was started 5 days after the end of chemotherapy and continued until the neutrophil count rose above 1,500/mm3.
RESULTS
Treatment with G-CSF shortened neutropenic period after chemotherapy. The median time to recovery to neutrophil counts more than 500/mm3 from the end of chemotherapy was 19 days in G-CSF treated group and 25 days in control group. The incidence of infection was 19 cases in G-CSF treated group and 13 cases in control group and febrile periods were 12 days in G-CSF treated group and 15 days in control group, but there were no statistically significant differences. The duration of antibiotics treatment in G-CSF treated group was shorter than that of control group. There was no evidence that G-CSF could increase remission duration and overall survival.
CONCLUSION
Recombinant G-CSF is safe and useful in patients after intensive chemotherapy, accelerating neutrophil recovery and thereby reducing the duration of antibiotics administration.

Keyword

G-CSF; Neutropenia; Acute myelogenous leukemia

MeSH Terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Colony-Stimulating Factors
Drug Therapy*
Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
Humans
Incidence
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute*
Neutropenia
Neutrophils
Remission Induction*
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Colony-Stimulating Factors
Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor