Pegfilgrastim in children with severe congenital neutropenia

Francesca Fioredda; Michaela Calvillo; Marina Lanciotti; Tiziana Lanza; Laura Giunti; Elio Castagnola; Ines Lorenzi; Rossella Tonelli; Piero Ghezzi; Carlo Dufour

doi:10.1002/pbc.22350

Pegfilgrastim in children with severe congenital neutropenia

Francesca Fioredda, Michaela Calvillo, Marina Lanciotti, Tiziana Lanza, Laura Giunti, Elio Castagnola, Ines Lorenzi, Rossella Tonelli, Piero Ghezzi, Carlo Dufour

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Abstract

Two pediatric patients affected by severe congenital neutropenia (SCN) were treated with 100 mcg/L/dose every 9-12 days within a pilot study (Observatory of the Italian Ministry of Health, Eudract Code 2005-003096-20) on the use of pegfilgrastim in patients with chronic neutropenia. Both children increased their absolute neutrophil count, reduced their infectious load, and improved their quality of life. Serum concentrations of G-CSF observed in pegfilgrastim mirrored those seen in filgrastim. These data suggest that pegfilgrastim may be beneficial in SCN patients with an exposure of hematopoietic cells to G-CSF similar to that on filgrastim.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	465-467
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Blood and Cancer
Volume	54
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.22350
Publication status	Published - Mar 2010

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Keywords

Filgrastim
Pegfilgrastim
R-Hu-granulocyte-stimulating factor
Severe congenital neutropenia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Hematology
Oncology
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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Fioredda, F., Calvillo, M., Lanciotti, M., Lanza, T., Giunti, L., Castagnola, E., Lorenzi, I., Tonelli, R., Ghezzi, P., & Dufour, C. (2010). Pegfilgrastim in children with severe congenital neutropenia. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 54(3), 465-467. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.22350

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