Do you routinely incorporate G-CSF with chemo if you experience neutropenia after the first cycle of chemotherapy?
For instance, carboplatin/etoposide in extensive-stage SCLC
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Medical Oncology · University of Wisconsin
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I am a GI oncologist, but I would say I have two approaches. One is to use prophylactic GCSF or similar agents upfront with cycle 1 with regimens with high rates of myelosuppression (20% or higher rates of neutropenic fever), like FOLFIRINOX or FOLFOXIRI/bevacizumab. The other approach I have is to ...
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