Efficacy and safety of palifermin were established in a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in which patients received high-dose cytotoxic therapy consisting of fractionated total-body irradiation (12 Gy total dose), high-dose etoposide (60 mg/ kg), and high-dose cyclophosphamide (100 mg/ kg) followed by PBPC support for the treatment of haematological malignancies ((Non- Hodgkin’ s Lymphoma (NHL), Hodgkin’ s disease, Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML), Acute Lymphocytic Leukaemia (ALL), Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL), or multiple myeloma).