Comparison of hospitalization risk and associated costs among patients receiving sargramostim, filgrastim, and pegfilgrastim for chemotherapy‐Induced neutropenia

BACKGROUND: Sargramostim is a granulocyte‐macrophage–colony‐stimulating factor (GM‐CSF). Unlike filgrastim and pegfilgrastim, which are granulocyte–colony‐stimulating factors (G‐CSFs), sargramostim activates a broader range of myeloid lineage‐derived cells. Therefore, GM‐CSF might reduce infection r...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cancer 2009-10, Vol.115 (20), p.4839-4848
Hauptverfasser: Heaney, Mark L., Toy, Edmond L., Vekeman, Francis, Laliberté, François, Dority, Bree L., Perlman, Daniel, Barghout, Victoria, Duh, Mei Sheng
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