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. 2024 Oct 1;14:1468948. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1468948

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients based on time of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF) initiation.

Characteristic Day +1 group
(N=100)
Day +5 group
(N=100)
P-value
Gender, n (%)
Female
Male

41 (41.0%)
59 (59.0%)

45 (45.0%)
55 (55.0%)

0.57
Age, years (median, IQR) 38.5 (25.25 – 51.0) 46.5 (29.0 – 52.0) 0.049
BMI, kg/m2 (mean ± SD) 26.97 (5.5) 26.6 (5.2) 0.66
Underlying malignancy, n (%)
Multiple myeloma
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Solid tumor
Acute myeloid leukemia

35 (35.0%)
38 (38.0%)
23 (23.0%)
3 (3.0%)
1 (1.0%)

50 (50.0%)
35 (3.0%)
12 (12.0%)
1 (1.0%)
2 (2.0%)
0.086
Conditioning regimens, n (%)
CEAM1
HD Melphalan2
Bu-Mel3
HD ICE4
Bu-Mel 5

61 (61.0%)
34 (34.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (3.0%)
1 (1.0%)

47 (47.0%)
49 (49.0%)
1 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.0%)
0.026
History of radiation therapy, n (%) 37 (37.0%) 30 (30.0%) 0.37
Chemotherapy line, n (%)
<2
≥2

71 (71.0%)
29 (29.0%)

82 (82.0%)
18 (18.0%)
0.075
CD34+ cell count, *106/kg (median, IQR)
Harvested CD34+ cell
Infused CD34+ cell


3.7 (1 – 4.7)
3.7 (1.2 – 4.9)


3.6 (1.0 – 4.6)
3.5 (1.0 – 4.5)


0.11
0.08
Disease remission status
Partial remission
Complete remission

38 (38.0%)
62 (62.0%)

45 (45.0%)
55 (55.0%)

0.31

BMI, body mass index; IQR, interquartile range; N, number; SD, standard deviation; CEAM, CCNU, Etoposide, Cytarabine, and Melphalan; MM, Multiple myeloma; HD, high dose; Bu-Mel, busulfan-Melphalan; ICE, Ifosfamide, Carboplatin and Etoposide.

1Regimen for patients with NHL Hodgkin’s disease; 2Regimen for patients with Multiple Myeloma; 3Regimen for patients with Ewing sarcoma; 4Regimen for patients with Germ Cell Tumors; 5Regimen for patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia.