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Trajectory of absolute neutrophil counts in patients treated with pegfilgrastim on the day of chemotherapy versus the day after chemotherapy

PURPOSE: Risk of infection increases with severity and duration of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (CIN). Pegfilgrastim is approved for use on the day after chemotherapy to reduce incidence of infection, as manifested by febrile neutropenia (FN), in patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy....

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Autores principales: Li, Yanli, Klippel, Zandra, Shih, Xiaolong, Wang, Hong, Reiner, Maureen, Page, John H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4819939/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26886017
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00280-016-2970-5