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Granulocyte colony stimulating factor alters the phenotype of neuroblastoma cells: implications for disease-free survival of high-risk patients.
Journal of pediatric surgery - 1 May 2008
Gay Andre N, Chang Shirong, Rutland Lindsey, Yu Ling, Byeseda Sarah, Naik-Mathuria Bindi, Cass Darrell L, Russell Heidi, Olutoye Oluyinka O
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INTRODUCTION: Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (GCSF) is commonly used for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. Despite high-dose intensive chemotherapy for advanced-stage neuroblastoma, the survival rate remains poor. Granulocyte colony stimulating factor therapy is quite common in these children; thus, we questioned its effect on neuroblastoma cells. We hypothesized that exogenous GCSF...
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