Efficacy and Safety of Filgrastim and Its Biosimilars to Prevent Febrile Neutropenia in Cancer Patients: A Prospective Study and Meta-Analysis
<b>Background</b>: The aim of this review and meta-analysis was to identify, assess, meta-analyze and summarize the comparative effectiveness and safety of filgrastim in head-to-head trials with placebo/no treatment, pegfilgrastim (and biosimilar filgrastim to update advances in the fiel...
Main Authors: | Shruti Rastogi, Vivekananda Kalaiselvan, Sher Ali, Ajaz Ahmad, Sameer Ahmad Guru, Maryam Sarwat |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-10-01
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Series: | Biology |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/10/1069 |
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