| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3329375 | Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology | 2011 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The pertinent literature on clinical studies comparing the respective value of myeloid colony stimulating factors to pegfilgrastim as a prevention of febrile neutropenia in chemotherapy-treated cancer patients has been reviewed.Pegfilgrastim is definitely not inferior to filgrastim or other myeloid colony stimulating agents with respect to duration of grade IV neutropenia and delivery of full chemotherapy dose on time; several comparative studies indicate a trend to less frequent febrile neutropenia with pegfilgrastim.
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Authors
Jean Klastersky, Ahmad Awada,