Granulocyte colony stimulating factor
| Granulocyte colony stimulating factor | |
|---|---|
| Term | Granulocyte colony stimulating factor |
| Short definition | granulocyte (GRAN-yoo-loh-SITE) A type of immune cell that contains granules (small particles) containing enzymes that are released in infections, allergic reactions, and asthma. Neutrophils, eosinophils and basophils are granulocytes. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
granulocyte colony stimulating factor - (pronounced) (GRAN-yoo-loh-SITE KAH-luh-nee-STIM-yoo-LAY-ting FAK-ter) A drug sold under the brand names Neupogen, Zarxio and Nivestym is used to treat neutropenia (a lower than normal white blood cell count), prevent infections and prepare the blood for drawing certain types of blood cells, and under the brand name Granix, to treat neutropenia. Granulocyte colony stimulating factor is used in patients with certain types of cancer and neutropenia caused by some types of chemotherapy and in patients with severe chronic neutropenia not caused by cancer treatment. It is also used before an autologous stem cell transplant. Granulocyte colony stimulating factor helps the bone marrow produce more white blood cells. It's a kind of colony stimulating factor. Also called filgrastim and G-CSF
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