Clinical use of hematopoietic growth factors

Authors

  • José Domingo Torres Hernández Universidad de Antioquia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iatreia.3563

Keywords:

Neutropenia, Thrombocytopenia, Hematopoietic growth factors, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor

Abstract

Hematopoietic growth factors are one of the products of the exciting and promising molecular biology and genetic engineering industries. Two of these factors are the recombinant human - granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and the recombinant human-granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor; a review Is presented on their pharmacology and clinical uses in acute neutropenia after myelotoxic anticancer therapy, bone marrow transplantion, acute leukemia, myelodyplastic syndromes, aplastic anemia, AIDS and chronic neutropenia.

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Author Biography

José Domingo Torres Hernández, Universidad de Antioquia

Profesor Asistente, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.

Published

1994-04-15

How to Cite

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Torres Hernández JD. Clinical use of hematopoietic growth factors. Iatreia [Internet]. 1994 Apr. 15 [cited 2025 Feb. 2];7(4):pág. 173-180. Available from: https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/iatreia/article/view/3563

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Review articles