Therapeutic use of granulocyte and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factors in febrile neutropenic cancer patients. A systematic review of the literature with meta-analysis

Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
T BerghmansJ P Sculier

Abstract

The effectiveness of granulocyte and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF and GM-CSF) in the treatment of febrile neutropenic cancer patients remains controversial. To assess their role in this condition, we conducted a systematic review of randomised trials published as full papers. A methodological evaluation using a specifically designed quality scale was performed before meta-analysis. Eleven trials were eligible, 8 of which were meta-analysable. The median quality score for the 11 pooled trials was 58.3% (range: 33.3%-68.8%). No significant quality difference was observed between positive (colony-stimulating factor more effective) and negative trials ( P=0.36). No quality difference was observed between the 8 meta-analysable studies and the 3 others, with respective median scores of 59.3% and 50%. No advantage was detected for the use of CSF in terms of mortality from febrile neutropenia, with a relative risk of 0.71 (95% CI 0.44-1.15). The relative risk was 0.66 (95% CI 0.39-1.13) in the G-CSF subgroup and 0.97 (95% CI 0.34-2.79) in the GM-CSF subgroup. Aggregation of the results on infection-related mortality, length of stay in hospital, fever and of neutropenia duration, antibiotic therapy adaptation ...Continue Reading

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