An observational, prospective, open label, multicenter study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of pegfilgrastim as secondary prophylaxis to decrease the incidence of febrile neutropenia in Korean female patients with breast cancer

Purpose: Pegfilgrastim is a widely used long-acting granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) that prevents febrile neutropenia (FN) in patients with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of chemotherapy-related FN events and other adverse events (AEs)...

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Main Authors: Anbok Lee, Taewoo Kang, Su Hwan Kang, Woo-Chan Park, Woosung Lim, Myung-Chul Chang, Hyun Yul Kim, Jeong-yoon Song, Jihyoun Lee, Kyung Do Byun, Hyun-Ah Kim, Gil Soo Son, Ju-Yeon Kim, Se Jeong Oh, Min Sung Chung, Young Jin Choi, Hyuk-Jai Shin, Jong Min Baek, Youngbum Yoo, Eunhae Um, Jin Hyuk Choi, Beom Seok Kwak, Min Ho Park, Suok Hyun Lee, Cheol Seung Kim, Ilkyun Lee, Je-Ryong Kim, Han Shin Lee, Cheol Wan Lim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Breast
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960977623005611