Hematology
Hematopoietic growth factors manage the effects of non-Hodgkin lymphoma therapy
Published in Cancer Weekly, July 6th, 2004
"Combination chemotherapy used to treat patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma is associated with neutropenia and subsequent infection, hospital admission and treatment delays. Hematopoietic growth factors (HGF) can prevent neutropenia and improve quality of life. We undertook a meta-analysis of six randomized and one nonrandomized trials to quantify the effect in previously untreated patients, and a simple cost-effectiveness analysis," researchers in England report.
"The trials compared HGF plus chemotherapy with chemotherapy alone. In total, there were 779...
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