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High incidence of neutropenia in patients treated with rituximab after autologous stem cell transplantation.
- Source :
-
Haematologica [Haematologica] 2004 Mar; Vol. 89 (3), pp. 361-3. - Publication Year :
- 2004
-
Abstract
- We report a high incidence of neutropenia in patients treated with rituximab prior to and following autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). Fourteen patients with follicular or mantle-cell lymphoma were treated with high dose (HD) therapy followed by an in vivo-purged autologous graft.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
Bone Marrow Purging adverse effects
Female
Humans
Lymphoma, Follicular therapy
Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Rituximab
Transplantation, Autologous
Antibodies, Monoclonal adverse effects
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols adverse effects
Neutropenia etiology
Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation adverse effects
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1592-8721
- Volume :
- 89
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Haematologica
- Publication Type :
- Editorial & Opinion
- Accession number :
- 15020279