Plerixafor: what we still have to learn.

Expert Opin Biol Ther

Hematology Institute, Hospital of Cremona, Cremona , Italy.

Published: February 2015

AI Article Synopsis

  • Plerixafor is a medication used with G-CSF to help collect stem cells from the blood for transplantation in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and multiple myeloma.
  • Research indicates that combining plerixafor with chemotherapy and G-CSF is generally safe and effective for most patients who struggle with low CD34(+) cell counts after mobilization or have had poor collection yields.
  • The paper aims to explore ongoing debates regarding plerixafor and suggest future research opportunities for its use and development.

Article Abstract

Plerixafor, a hematopoietic stem cell mobilizer, is indicated in combination with G-CSF to mobilize hematopoietic stem cells to the peripheral blood for collection and subsequent autologous transplantation in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and multiple myeloma. Current evidence suggests that the addition of plerixafor with chemotherapy plus G-CSF is safe and effective in the large majority of the patients with low blood CD34(+) cell count after mobilization and/or poor yield after the first collection. Nevertheless, there are several questions strongly debated, and in this paper, we would like to identify areas of possible future use and development of the drug.

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