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Treatment for Bone Marrow Side Effects

Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:22 am


Treatment for Bone Marrow Side Effects



Neupogen (G-CSF) is a colony stimulating factor (CSF)that signals the bone marrow to increase the output of white cells (specifically neutrophils), which help to fight bacterial infections.

Neulasta is a protein that stimulates the production of white blood cells.

GM-CSF is a colony stimulating factor (CSF) that signals the bone marrow to increase the output of white cells. It differs from neupogen in that it also increases the productio...Read the full article
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