Bone Abstracts

Introduction: Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is widely used to mobilize peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) and enable PBSC collection by apheresis. Although bone pain is a common adverse event following G-CSF treatment, little is known on its effect on bone metabolism.Methods: Markers of bone turnover (OC, osteocalcin, β-CTx, bALP, C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen, bone specific alkaline phosphatase, TRAP, tartrate resistant ...