Trilineage response in severe aplastic anemia following long-term therapy with recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

Acta Haematol. 1993;90(3):159-61. doi: 10.1159/000204400.

Abstract

We investigated the effects of long-term therapy with recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) in a 69-year-old man with severe aplastic anemia (SAA). The patient was too old to receive a bone marrow transplantation, and high-dose methylprednisolone and antilymphocyte globulin were ineffective. We administered rhG-CSF in combination with metenolone acetate. Trilineage blood cell components were recovered 6 months later. These findings suggest that long-term G-CSF therapy may be beneficial in patients with SAA who are not candidates for bone marrow transplantation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anemia, Aplastic / blood
  • Anemia, Aplastic / pathology
  • Anemia, Aplastic / therapy*
  • Blood Cell Count
  • Bone Marrow / pathology
  • Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Recombinant Proteins / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor