Salvage treatment with plerixafor in poor mobilizing allogeneic stem cell donors: results of a prospective phase II-trial

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2021 Mar;56(3):635-645. doi: 10.1038/s41409-020-01053-4. Epub 2020 Oct 7.

Abstract

We conducted a prospective clinical trial to investigate the safety and efficacy of plerixafor (P) in allogeneic peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) donors with poor mobilization response to standard-dose granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), defined by <2 × 106 CD34 + cells/kg recipient body-weight (CD34+/kg RBW) after 1st apheresis. A single dose of 240 µg/kg P was injected subcutaneously at 10 p.m. on the day of the 1st apheresis. Thirty-seven allogeneic PBSC donors underwent study treatment. The median CD34+ count in peripheral blood was 15/µl on Day 1 after G-CSF alone, versus 44/µl on Day 2 after G-CSF plus P (p < 0.001). The median yield of CD34+ cells was 1.1 × 108 on Day 1 and 2.8 × 108 on Day 2. In contrast to a median yield of only 1.31 × 106 CD CD34+/kg RBW on Day 1, triggering study inclusion, a median of 3.74 × 106 CD CD34+/kg RBW were collected with G-CSF plus P on Day 2. Of 37 donors, 21 reached the target cell count of >4.5 × 106 CD34+/kg RBW (57%, 95%CI 40-73%). No donor experienced a severe adverse event requiring treatment. In conclusion, P might be considered on a case-by-case basis for healthy allogeneic donors with very poor stem cell mobilization success after G-CSF.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial, Phase II
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, CD34
  • Benzylamines
  • Cyclams
  • Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Heterocyclic Compounds*
  • Humans
  • Peripheral Blood Stem Cells*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Salvage Therapy

Substances

  • Antigens, CD34
  • Benzylamines
  • Cyclams
  • Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
  • plerixafor