2006
Outpatient high‐dose melphalan in multiple myeloma patients
Kassar M, Medoff E, Seropian S, Cooper DL. Outpatient high‐dose melphalan in multiple myeloma patients. Transfusion 2006, 47: 115-119. PMID: 17207239, DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01073.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAmbulatory CareAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibiotic ProphylaxisAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingBacteremiaCeftriaxoneDose-Response Relationship, DrugFeverHospitalizationHumansIncidenceLength of StayMelphalanMiddle AgedMultiple MyelomaNeutropeniaRetrospective StudiesStaphylococcal InfectionsStem Cell TransplantationConceptsHigh-dose melphalanOnset of neutropeniaPrimary care providersOutpatient settingMean durationPeripheral blood progenitor cell infusionGeneral outpatient settingProgenitor cell infusionTreatment-related mortalityMultiple myeloma patientsUse of ceftriaxoneApparent beneficial effectTransplant episodesMost patientsCell infusionFebrile patientsMedian timeMyeloma patientsRandomized trialsDecreased riskOutpatient therapyAmbulatory therapyOutpatient treatmentNeutropeniaCare providers
1999
Neutropenic infections in 100 patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma or Hodgkin’s disease treated with high-dose BEAM chemotherapy and peripheral blood progenitor cell transplant: out-patient treatment is a viable option
Seropian S, Nadkarni R, Jillella A, Salloum E, Burtness B, Hu G, Zelterman D, Cooper D. Neutropenic infections in 100 patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma or Hodgkin’s disease treated with high-dose BEAM chemotherapy and peripheral blood progenitor cell transplant: out-patient treatment is a viable option. Bone Marrow Transplantation 1999, 23: 599-605. PMID: 10217191, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmbulatory CareAntibiotic ProphylaxisAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarmustineCytarabineDose-Response Relationship, DrugHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHodgkin DiseaseHumansLymphoma, Non-HodgkinMelphalanMiddle AgedNeutropeniaPodophyllotoxinRetrospective StudiesConceptsPeripheral blood progenitor cell transplantHigh-dose chemotherapyAbsolute neutrophil countProgenitor cell transplantCell transplantHodgkin's diseaseHodgkin's lymphomaHerpes simplex virus serologyHigh-dose BEAM chemotherapyGram-positive bacteremiaDuration of neutropeniaRisk of bacteremiaPeriod of neutropeniaMultivariate logistic regressionInvasive fungal infectionsRisk of developmentNumber of CD34Amphotericin therapyBEAM chemotherapyFebrile neutropeniaNeutropenic infectionOral ciprofloxacinWBC engraftmentProphylactic antibioticsCare visits