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EFFECTS OF TWO SCHEDULES OF ADMINISTRATION OF RH-GM CSF<br />

IN THE COLLECTION OF PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELLS (PBSC) OF<br />

LYMPHOMA PATIENTS.<br />

C. Linassier, C. Petitdidier, P. Poumier-Gaschard, I. Desbois, J. Domenech,<br />

E. Berger*, M. Delain, Ch. Binet, J.-P. Lamagnere, Ph. Colombat.<br />

CHU Bretonneau, Tours. * Schering Plough / Sandoz Laboratories, Paris France.<br />

INTRODUCTION<br />

<strong>Marrow</strong> harvest is feasible in most lymphoma patients and it has been the<br />

major source of stem cells for autograft (1><br />

. Nevertheless, marrow aspirate is<br />

sometimes impossible, particularly in patients with prior marrow involvement,<br />

marrow fibrosis, or in case of prior extended field radiotherapy involving the<br />

pelvis. Peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) are an alternative to bone marrow in<br />

such patients

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