Concurrent administration of vinorelbine with human recombinant granulocyte-macrocyte stimulating factor

Thirty-three patients with incurable neoplasms resistant to standard therapy received vinorelbine 10 mg/m(2)/day by continuous infusion with concurrent administration of rHGM-CSF 4 microg/m(2)/day. The duration of the vinorelbine infusion was individualized; the infusion was continued until early evidence of hematopoietic toxicity was noted. The concurrent administration of GM-CSF permitted a substantial increase in dose intensity of the anti-cancer agent without a corresponding increase in drug toxicity. There was no evidence that the anti-tumor effect of vinorelbine was compromised by the concurrent administration of GM-CSF.