Evaluation of the Drug Plerixafor in Combination With Chemotherapy and G-CSF for Stem Cell Collection
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to test whether the addition of the drug plerixafor to treatment
with chemotherapy and G-CSF can better activate your bone marrow stem cells to improve the
chances of transplant. The study will look for the activation of a certain type of blood
cell, called CD34+ cells in patients who receive plerixafor, chemotherapy and G-CSF. The
investigators will follow the number of patients that achieve the target numbers of CD34+
cells. The number of patients achieving the target level of CD34+ cells, and the total number
of CD34+ cells, will be compared to the numbers in previous studies testing just chemotherapy
and G-CSF, without plerixafor.
The investigators will also test the safety of the combination of plerixafor with
chemotherapy and G-CSF and look at the success of the transplantation after 12 months.