PMID: 9652261Jul 4, 1998Paper

Colony stimulating factors: G-CSFs--filgrastim (Neupogen) and lenograstim (Granocyte)

Intensive & Critical Care Nursing : the Official Journal of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses
A M MacConnachie

Abstract

The introduction of leucocyte growth factors produced by DNA biosynthetic technology has had a major impact on survival in patients with compromised immunity. Such agents have maximized the benefits of treatment with drugs which are otherwise potentially toxic to the bone marrow.

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