Granulocyte–Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor after Initial Chemotherapy for Elderly Patients with Primary Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

M. Stone, Richard; Berg, Deborah; L. George, Stephen; K. Dodge, Richard; Alberto Paciucci, Paolo; Schulman, Philip; J. Lee, Edward; O. Moore, Joseph; L. Powell, Bayard; A. Schiffer, Charles

doi:10.1056/nejm199506223322503

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Granulocyte–Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor after Initial Chemotherapy for Elderly Patients with Primary Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jun 22, 1995

Authors:

Richard M. Stone

Deborah Berg

Stephen L. George

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Elderly patients with primary acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) are less likely to enter remission than younger adults, in part because of a higher mortality rate related to severe myelosuppression. Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) has been shown to shorten the du...

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Medicine

Neutropenia

Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor

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