The efficacy of prophylactic outpatient antibiotics for the prevention of neutropenic fever associated with high-dose etoposide (VP-16) for stem cell mobilization.

Autor: Avery, R. K., Pohlman, B. L., Mossad, S. B., Goormastic, M., Longworth, D. L., Kalaycio, M. E., Sobecks, R. M., Andresen, S. W., Kuczkowski, E., Bernhard, L., Ostendorf, H., Wise, K., Bolwell, B. J.
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Zdroj: Bone Marrow Transplantation; 9/1/2002, Vol. 30 Issue 5, p311, 4p, 6 Charts
Abstrakt: Presents a study that examined the association of etoposide mobilization with a significant incidence of neutropenic fever. Information on the effectiveness of etoposide for peripheral blood progenitor cell (PBPC) mobilization; Role of PBPC mobilization in PBPC transplantation; Impact of the granulocyte-colony stimulating factor in mobilizing CD34 cells.
Databáze: Complementary Index