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ArticleJournal of clinical apheresis2022

Successful "on-demand" plerixafor for autologous peripheral blood stem-cells transplantation for relapsed/refractory germ cell tumors.

Andrea Corbingi, Elisabetta Metafuni, Mariantonietta Di Salvatore, Rossana Putzulu, Patrizia Chiusolo, Giovanni Schinzari, Giuseppina Massini, Ernesto Rossi, Gina Zini, Alessandra Cassano and 2 more

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Andrea CorbingiDipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Elisabetta MetafuniDipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Mariantonietta Di SalvatoreMedical Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Rossana PutzuluDipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Patrizia ChiusoloDipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Giovanni SchinzariMedical Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Giuseppina MassiniDipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Ernesto RossiMedical Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Gina ZiniDipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Alessandra CassanoMedical Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Simona SicaDipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Nicola PiccirilloDipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1688-1987
Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · IT

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Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
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Abstract

backgroundGerm cell tumors represent, among solid cancers, a potentially curable disease even if up to 20% to 30% of patients (pts) relapse after first-line treatment especially considering intermediate and poor prognosis groups. In this scenario, patients are candidates for high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem-cells transplantation as second-line treatment even though stem-cells mobilization potential can be affected by several cycles and regimens of chemotherapy. To date, plerixafor is authorized in poor mobilizer adult pts diagnosed with lymphoma or multiple myeloma and in pediatric solid tumors or lymphoma. Therefore, the use of plerixafor in adult pts with relapsing/refractory GCT is still off label. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn our study, we describe mobilization and collection of peripheral blood stem cells for 10 pts with germ cell tumors. Six patients underwent plerixafor administration since classified as poor mobilizers based on WBC count (>5.000/μL) and CD34+ cell count (<15/μL) the day before apheresis procedure.

resultsOn the first day of apheresis, plerixafor administration in poor mobilizers made possible a remarkable boost of CD34+ cells in such a way to overlap that of good mobilizers' (32/μL vs 35/μL, respectively, P > .05).

conclusionTherefore, in our experience, plerixafor made a good fraction of poor mobilizer patients eligible for mobilization and collection and able to undergo the predicted autologous stem-cells transplantation; thus, the lack of access to the use of plerixafor in this setting of patients risks jeopardizing an effective treatment, especially in case of poor prognosis.

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Peripheral Blood Stem Cell TransplantationAdolescentAdultBenzylaminesBlood Component RemovalCyclamsFemaleHematopoietic Stem Cell MobilizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalPeripheral Blood Stem CellsRetrospective StudiesTransplantation, AutologousBenzylaminesCyclamsplerixaforgerm cell tumorsplerixaforstem-cell transplantation

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PMID34822725
PMCPMC9298771
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