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Filgrastim in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. Myelosuppression is a major dose-limiting adverse effect of chemotherapyFilgrastim reduces duration and severity of neutropenia and its sequelaeSerum half-life (~3 hours) and neutrophil response necessitate daily injections. The rel
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1. Optimizing management of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia: the development of once-per-cycle cytokine support Salvatore Siena Divisione di Oncologia Medica FalckOspedale Niguarda Ca’ GrandaDepartment of Oncology and HematologyMilan, Italy