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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Salman H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3065558 | biostudies-other | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Salman Huda H Lazarus Hillard M HM
Core evidence 20110208
High-dose chemotherapy and autologous transplantation of hematopoietic cells is a crucial treatment option for hematologic malignancy patients. Current mobilization regimes often do not provide adequate numbers of CD34(+) cells. The chemokine receptor CXCR4 and ligand SDF-1 are integrally involved in homing and mobilization of hematopoietic progenitor cells. Disruption of the CXCR4/SDF-1 axis by the CXCR4 antagonist, plerixafor, has been demonstrated in Phase II and Phase III trials to improve m ...[more]