High efficiency of peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cell mobilization in multiple myeloma: one case report and literature review

Abstract

Objective To explore the influential factors of obtaining high proportion of CD34+ cells in patients with multiple myeloma (MM) peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) mobilization. Methods One patient with MM who was 64 years old and hospitalized in Department of Hematology, Hainan Branch of Chinese PLA General Hospital was enrolled into this study on January 2014. The patient achieved complete remission after four courses of bortezomib + doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome + dexamethasone induction regimens. Then peripheral blood HSC was mobilized with bortezomib + high dose cyclophosphamide + dexamethasone regimens in combination with recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) and recombinant human thrombopoietin (rhTPO). Mobilization effect was reported with its relevant literature reviewed. Results The proportion of CD34+ cells in HSC graft was 6.80%. The number of mononuclear cells and CD34+ cells in harvest of single collection was 3.17×108/kg and 19.20×106/kg, respectively. Engraftment time of neutrophil and platelet was 10 days and 12 days after HSC transplantation, respectively. Conclusions Chemotherapy in combination with rhG-CSF and rhTPO is effective and safety for autologous HSC mobilization in MM patient. As this research is just a case report, it still needs many large sample and multi-center randomized controlled trials to confirm whether it can be widely used in MM patients. Key words: Multiple myeloma; Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Hematopoietic stem cell mobilization