ROLE OF GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR (GCSF)/FILGRASTIM AS AN ADJUNCT IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS C MANAGEMENT

ROLE OF GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR (GCSF)/FILGRASTIM AS AN ADJUNCT IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS C MANAGEMENT

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Drug-induced hematotoxicity is the commonest reason for reducing the dose or withdrawing interferon (IFN) therapy in a case o f chronic hepatitis C thus depriving the patient o f a possible cure. Traditionally, severe neutropenia has been considered an absolute contraindication to start antiviral t...

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Main Authors: Fazal A. Danish, Salman S. Koul, Fazal R. Subhani, Ahmed Ehsan Rabbani, Syeda Yasmin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dow University of Health Sciences 2009-06-01
Series:Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences
Subjects:
Chronic Hepatitis C. Neutropenia
Hematopoietic growth factors
Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor
Online Access:https://jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/1331

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