FIRES study: Filgrastim - retrospective investigation of effectiveness and safety in a health institution in Colombia

Estudio FIRES: Filgrastim - investigación retrospectiva de efectividad y seguridad en una institución de salud en Colombia

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Luis Enrique Flórez Fontalvo
Luzmila Patricia Forero Esteban
Ángela Skantria Salazar Esteban
Álvaro Guillermo Vallejos Narváez
Natalia Piragauta Vargas
Abstract

Chemotherapy (QT) as a form of treatment of neoplasms causes neutropenia, febrile neutropenia, and myelosuppression, which favors the development of infections, sepsis, death, and a lower immune response. Colony-stimulating factors are a therapeutic alternative, which improves survival and immune response in patients with neoplasms. Methods: an observational retrospective analytical study was conducted in patients with neoplasms who attended a specialized health institution between 2017 and 2019 in the city of Bogota and treated with Filgrastim, who presented febrile neutropenia, addressing the clinical response and safety in terms of neutrophil increase. Results: the sample was comprised of 133 patients, it was found that the patients had more complications due to Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma with 44.4% (n=59), followed by Leukemia 36.1% (n=48) and other tumors 12% (n=16). Of which 29% (n=38) were classified as stage 4, 12% (n=16) as stage 3 and 9% (n=12) as stage 2 of their neoplastic pathology. The group of patients treated with Filgrastim presented an increase in the neutrophil count after the start of treatment (p=0.04). Conclusions: febrile neutropenia occurs at any age, being more frequent in the sixth decade of life. Filgrastim proved to be an effective and safe drug, as part of the therapeutic intervention in patients with an oncologic diagnosis under QT schemes, representing an improvement of neutrophil count.

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Luis Enrique Flórez Fontalvo , Centro de Investigaciones Oncológicas CIOSAD

Médico especialista, Oncólogo. Gerente de Centro de Investigaciones Oncológicas CIOSAD.

Luzmila Patricia Forero Esteban, Centro de Investigaciones Oncológicas CIOSAD

Médica General, Especialista en Auditoria en Salud. Coordinadora Centro de Investigaciones Oncológicas CIOSAD. 

Ángela Skantria Salazar Esteban , Centro de Investigaciones Oncológicas CIOSAD

Médica General. Médica asistencial Clínica CIOSAD.

Álvaro Guillermo Vallejos Narváez , Departamento Médico del Laboratorio Megalabs

Médico, Especialista en Epidemiología. Magister en Farmacología. Magister en Educación para Profesionales de la Salud. Doctorando en Ciencias de la Salud. Director Médico Laboratorio Megalabs.

Natalia Piragauta Vargas, Departamento Médico del Laboratorio Megalabs

Médica, Especialista en Epidemiología Clínica. Magister en Salud Pública. Gerente Médico Laboratorio Megalabs.

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