| Abstract: | ![]()
In order to evaluate the possible utility of autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT), eighteen cancer patients were treated with high-dose combination chemotherapy supported by ABMT. We investigated CFU-GM/kg infused as well as bone marrow nucleated cells/kg to predict for hematopoietic recovery. Although hematopoietic recovery was not related to the nucleated cell number of the transfused bone marrow, CFU-GM infused related significantly to neutrophil recovery to 500/mm3 (correlation coefficient, r = -0.73, p less than 0.001) and platelet recovery to 50,000/mm3 (r = -0.69, p less than 0.001). Furthermore, a significant relationship of CFU-GM infused to the period of neutropenia below 500/mm3 was observed (r = -0.67, p less than 0.001). Taken together, CFU-GM dose can predict for neutrophil and platelet recovery, suggesting that ABMT can shorten the period of bone marrow suppression following high-dose chemotherapy. |
