ROLE OF GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR (GCSF)/FILGRASTIM AS AN ADJUNCT IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS C MANAGEMENT
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...
Main Authors: | Fazal A. Danish, Salman S. Koul, Fazal R. Subhani, Ahmed Ehsan Rabbani, Syeda Yasmin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Dow University of Health Sciences
2009-06-01
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Series: | Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/1331 |
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