Tariq Parvez, Ahmad Almazaini, Yoosaf Al Bouq, Omar Ali Alhazmi, Yasir Mehmood Alahmadi.
Scope of growth factor in cancer patients
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Jun 2005;15(6):375-7.
King Fahad Hospital, Al-Madina, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The growth factors (GFs) act at different stages of stem cell proliferation. Among them the most important ones found of clinical use are erythropoietin (EPO), granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte macrophagecolony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), and thrombopoietin (TPO). Their concomitant use makes treatment with chemotherapy or radiotherapy easier and cost-effective, with fewer side effects and better quality of life in highly selected patients. This is a review article.

Category: Oncology
Keywords: Anemia. Neutropenia. Thrombocytopenia. Chemotherapy. Growth Factors.

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