Pegfilgrastim patient information
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Pegfilgrastim is granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF). It is a long-acting man-made form of a natural human hormone generally given after chemotherapy, to reduce the duration of time when you have low neutrophils (a type of white cell in your blood that fights infections). By increasing the number of neutrophils it also reduces the associated risk of infections.
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