Abstract
Before US regulatory approval, an expanded access program provided plerixafor to patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), Hodgkin's lymphoma (HD) or multiple myeloma (MM) who had not previously failed mobilization and were otherwise candidates for auto-SCT. Patients received granulocyte-CSF (G-CSF) 10 mcg/kg daily and plerixafor 0.24 mg/kg starting on day 4 with apheresis on day 5; all repeated daily until collection was complete. Overall, 104 patients received 1 dose of plerixafor. The addition of plerixafor to G-CSF resulted in a median threefold increase in peripheral blood CD34+ cell count between days 4 and 5. Among 43 NHL patients, 74% met the target of 5 × 10(6) CD34+ cells/kg (median, 1 day apheresis, range 1-5 days); among 7 HD patients, 57% met the target of 5 × 10(6) CD34+ cells/kg (median, 2 days apheresis, range 1-3); and among 54 MM patients, 89% met the target of 6 × 10(6) CD34+ cells/kg (median, 1 day apheresis, range 1-4). Overall, 93% of patients had 2 × 10(6) CD34+ cells/kg collected within 1-3 days. Plerixafor-related toxicities were minimal. Engraftment kinetics, graft durability and transplant outcomes demonstrated no unexpected outcomes. Efficacy and safety results were similar to results in phase II and III clinical trials.
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