Table 3. Hospitalization, toxicity and need for supportive care during mobilization and ASCT in myeloma patients according to the mobilization arm.
| Arm A (CY+G-CSF), N=34 | Arm B (G-CSF), N=35 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days in hospital during mobilization, median (range) | 3 (1−5) | 0 (0−2) | <0.001 |
| Days in hospital during apheresis, median (range) | 3 (1−11) | 3 (1−5) | 0.228 |
| Fever during mobilization, N (%) | 4 (12%) | 1 (3%) | 0.169 |
| IV antibiotics during mobilization, days median (range) | 0 (0−9) | 0 (0−12) | 0.800 |
| Toxic deaths during mobilization | 0 | 0 | |
| Neutropenic fever during ASCT, N (%) | 28 (90) | 18 (67) | 0.049 |
| Platelet infusions during ASCT, units (range) | 4 (0−24) | 8 (0−28) | 0.516 |
| Red cell infusions during ASCT, units, (range) | 0 (0–6) | 0 (0−10) | 0.567 |
| Toxic deaths during ASCT | 0 | 0 | |
| Days in hospital during ASCT, median (range) | 21 (14−72), N=31 | 19 (14−29), N=27 | 0.577 |
Abbreviations: ASCT=autologous stem cell transplantation; CY=cyclophosphamide.