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Use of a biosimilar granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for peripheral blood stem cell mobilization: an analysis of mobilization and engraftment

Use of a biosimilar granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for peripheral blood stem cell mobilization: an analysis of mobilization and engraftment
Use of a biosimilar granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for peripheral blood stem cell mobilization: an analysis of mobilization and engraftment
Peripheral blood haematopoietic progenitor cell mobilization has become a standard procedure prior to autologous stem cell transplantation. Biosimilar granulocyte colony-stimulating factors (GCSF) have recently been awarded European Union (EU) licences for stem cell mobilization but data for their use in this context remain limited. The biosimilar GCSF, Ratiograstim(®) (Ratiopharm, Ulm, Germany) was granted an EU licence in September 2008 and incorporated into clinical practice in the Wessex Blood and Marrow Transplantation Programme in December 2008. Data were retrospectively collected for 154 consecutive patients undergoing peripheral blood stem cell harvest between January 2009 and December 2011 using the biosimilar GCSF. 131 consecutive patients from the preceding 3 years, who had received Neupogen(®) , were used as a control. We analysed both parameters relevant to stem cell collection and engraftment data, where patients proceeded to transplantation. We found no statistically significant difference between the two groups when comparing CD34 predictors, total number of CD34(+) stem cells collected, number of days required for collection, or for time to engraftment. This is, to our knowledge, the largest direct comparison of a biosimilar GCSF with originator GCSF for stem cell mobilization. The use of biosimilar GCSF can produce a significant cost saving, allowing investment in other areas of stem cell transplantation.
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Publicover, Amy, Richardson, Deborah S., Davies, Andrew, Hill, Kate S., Hurlock, Carol, Hutchins, David, Jenner, Matthew W., Johnson, Peter, Lamb, Jane, Launders, Harriet, McKeag, Nikki, Newman, Joan and Orchard, Kim H. (2013) Use of a biosimilar granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for peripheral blood stem cell mobilization: an analysis of mobilization and engraftment. British Journal of Haematology, 162 (1), 107-111. (doi:10.1111/bjh.12345). (PMID:23614650)

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Abstract

Peripheral blood haematopoietic progenitor cell mobilization has become a standard procedure prior to autologous stem cell transplantation. Biosimilar granulocyte colony-stimulating factors (GCSF) have recently been awarded European Union (EU) licences for stem cell mobilization but data for their use in this context remain limited. The biosimilar GCSF, Ratiograstim(®) (Ratiopharm, Ulm, Germany) was granted an EU licence in September 2008 and incorporated into clinical practice in the Wessex Blood and Marrow Transplantation Programme in December 2008. Data were retrospectively collected for 154 consecutive patients undergoing peripheral blood stem cell harvest between January 2009 and December 2011 using the biosimilar GCSF. 131 consecutive patients from the preceding 3 years, who had received Neupogen(®) , were used as a control. We analysed both parameters relevant to stem cell collection and engraftment data, where patients proceeded to transplantation. We found no statistically significant difference between the two groups when comparing CD34 predictors, total number of CD34(+) stem cells collected, number of days required for collection, or for time to engraftment. This is, to our knowledge, the largest direct comparison of a biosimilar GCSF with originator GCSF for stem cell mobilization. The use of biosimilar GCSF can produce a significant cost saving, allowing investment in other areas of stem cell transplantation.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 25 April 2013
Published date: July 2013
Organisations: Cancer Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 353473
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/353473
ISSN: 0007-1048
PURE UUID: 303888b9-f2be-4231-bca0-9f1667f3db69
ORCID for Andrew Davies: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7517-6938
ORCID for Peter Johnson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2306-4974
ORCID for Kim H. Orchard: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2276-3925

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Date deposited: 06 Jun 2013 13:43
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:31

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Author: Amy Publicover
Author: Deborah S. Richardson
Author: Andrew Davies ORCID iD
Author: Kate S. Hill
Author: Carol Hurlock
Author: David Hutchins
Author: Matthew W. Jenner
Author: Peter Johnson ORCID iD
Author: Jane Lamb
Author: Harriet Launders
Author: Nikki McKeag
Author: Joan Newman
Author: Kim H. Orchard ORCID iD

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