Table 2

- Parameters and results of peripheral blood stem cells mobilization and collection.

ParametersOverallHLNHLMM
Patients number215 (100)86 (40)63 (29.3)66 (30.7)
Blood count pre-collection LP1, median (range)
WBC × 109/L15 (3.1-97)21 (3.4-81.9)13.1 (3.1-97)12.3 (4.1-73.8)
MNC%21.1 (3.7-88)16.8 (4.7-31.6)26.7 (3.7-74.7)18.8 (5.1-88)
Mobilization regimens
Cyclophosphamide61 (28.4)1 (1.2)1 (1.6)59 (89.4)
ESHAP/R-ESHAP64 (29.8)30 (34.9)34 (54.0)-
IGEV/R-IGEV7 (3.3)5 (5.8)2 (3.2)-
GDP6 (2.8)5 (5.8)1 (1.6)-
R-ICE4 (1.9)-4 (6.3)-
DHAP/R-DHAP2 (0.9)-2 (3.2)-
CHOP/R-CHOP1 (0.4)-1 (1.6)-
Cytrabine + Etoposide5 (2.3)-5 (7.9)-
Other chemo-mobilizations3 (1.4)1 (1.2)1 (1.6)1 (1.5)
G-CSF only62 (28.8)44 (51.1)12 (19.0)6 (9.1)
Plerixafor administration
Yes29 (13.5)13 (15.1)9 (14.3)7 (10.6)
No186 (86.5)73 (84.9)54 (85.7)59 (89.4)
PBSC collection,
PB CD34+ cells/µL at maximum stimulation, median (range)61 (0-1367)48 (1-735)56 (0-1367)76 (3-304)
PB CD34+ cells/µL at day 1 of LP, median (range)63 (9-1367)60 (11-735)62 (10-1367)79 (9-304)
Peak CD34+ cells (<10/µL) in PB24 (11.2)11 (12.8)9 (14.3)4 (6.1)
Peak CD34+ cells (10-<20/µL) in PB20 (9.3)8 (9.3)7 (11.1)5 (7.6)
Peak CD34+ cells (≥20/µL) in PB171 (79.5)67 (77.9)47 (74.6)57 (86.3)
Patients with 2 LP sessions37 (17.2)14 (16.3)11 (17.5)12 (18.2)
CD34+ cells collection ×106/kg (BW), median (range)5.1 (2.03-66.2)4.5 (2.19-66.2)4.6 (2.03-30.7)6.6 (2.77-18.75)
Overall processed TBV, mean±SD2.2 (0.62)1.9 (0.49)2.2 (0.65)2.2 (0.62)
Failed first pre-emptive dosing of plerixafor5 (2.3)3 (3.5)2 (3.2)0 (0.0)
Failure of PBSC mobilization1 (0.5)0 (0.0)1 (1.6)0 (0.0)

Data are presented as number and percentage (%). HL: Hodgkin’s lymphoma, NHL: non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, MM: multiple myeloma, LP1: leukapheresis-1, WBC: white blood cell, MNC: mononuclear blood cells, R-ESHAP: rituximab, etoposide, methylprednisolone, cytarabine, and cisplatin, R- IGEV: rituximab, ifosfamide, gemcitabine, and vinorelbine, GDP: gemcitabine, dexamethasone, and cisplatin, R-ICE: rituximab, etoposide, ifosfamide, and carboplatin, R-DHAP: rituximab, dexamethasone, cisplatin, and cytarabine, R-CHOP: rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone, G-CSF: granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, PBSC: peripheral blood stem cell, PB: peripheral blood, LP: leukapheresis, BW: body weight, TBV: total blood volume