Filgrastim is a short-acting recombinant, non-pegylated human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) analog produced by recombinant DNA technology. It has an amino acid sequence identical to endogenous G-CSF, but it is non-glycosylated unlike the endogenous G-CSF and has an N-terminal methionine added in the sequence for expression in E. Coli. Human G...
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City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
Houston Methodist, Houston, Texas, United States
University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Dept. of Hepatology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India
Department of Hepatology,Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
BCCA - Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Allan Blair Cancer Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Banpodaero 222, Korea, Republic of
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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