Pegfilgrastim is a PEGylated form of the recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) analogue, filgrastim. The drug is approved for use to decrease the incidence of infection, as manifested by febrile neutropenia, in susceptible patients with with non-myeloid cancer receiving myelosuppressive anti-cancer treatment. Although the risk of de...
Pegfilgrastim is indicated to decrease the incidence of infection, as manifested by febrile neutropenia, in patients with non myeloid malignancies receiving myelosuppressive anti-cancer drugs associated with a clinically significant incidence of febrile neutropenia.
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Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center, La Jolla, California, United States
Charles R. Wood Cancer Center at Glens Falls Hospital, Glens Falls, New York, United States
Madigan Army Medical Center - Tacoma, Tacoma, Washington, United States
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