Table 3.

Hematological Parameters and Hematopoietic Progenitor Numbers at 20 Weeks After Completion of a Six-Cycle Administration of Cytotoxic Agents. Effect of G-CSF

Treatment WBC (×106/mL) P Value*BMC (×106/HL) P Value*
No G-CSF+ G-CSFNo G-CSF+G-CSF
Saline  10.7 ± 0.5 (5) 9.7 ± 1.5 (5)  .57  51.0 ± 3.5 (5) 47.1 ± 2.0 (5)  .35  
Cyclophosphamide 9.9 ± 1.4 (5)  8.0 ± 0.5 (5)  .24 47.3 ± 4.3 (5)  54.2 ± 1.8 (5)  .20 
Carboplatinum  8.7 ± 0.9 (5)  7.1 ± 1.0 (5)  .28 40.6 ± 1.3 (5)  50.0 ± 2.3 (5)  .01 
Chlorambucil  9.1 ± 0.8 (5)  9.8 ± 1.3 (5)  .63 45.0 ± 2.9 (5)  51.0 ± 1.0 (5)  .11  
BCNU NA  NA   33.9 ± 4.9 (3) 28.6 ± 3.2 (3) .43  
TBI  7.0 ± 1.2 (5) 7.1 ± 1.0 (5)  .92  46.4 ± 2.5 (5) 36.9 ± 3.2 (5)  .05 
Treatment WBC (×106/mL) P Value*BMC (×106/HL) P Value*
No G-CSF+ G-CSFNo G-CSF+G-CSF
Saline  10.7 ± 0.5 (5) 9.7 ± 1.5 (5)  .57  51.0 ± 3.5 (5) 47.1 ± 2.0 (5)  .35  
Cyclophosphamide 9.9 ± 1.4 (5)  8.0 ± 0.5 (5)  .24 47.3 ± 4.3 (5)  54.2 ± 1.8 (5)  .20 
Carboplatinum  8.7 ± 0.9 (5)  7.1 ± 1.0 (5)  .28 40.6 ± 1.3 (5)  50.0 ± 2.3 (5)  .01 
Chlorambucil  9.1 ± 0.8 (5)  9.8 ± 1.3 (5)  .63 45.0 ± 2.9 (5)  51.0 ± 1.0 (5)  .11  
BCNU NA  NA   33.9 ± 4.9 (3) 28.6 ± 3.2 (3) .43  
TBI  7.0 ± 1.2 (5) 7.1 ± 1.0 (5)  .92  46.4 ± 2.5 (5) 36.9 ± 3.2 (5)  .05 

WBC and BMC; n is given in parentheses for individual mice from 1 to 3 separate experiments.

Abbreviation: NA, not available.

*

P values are for comparison with drug alone.

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