Colony-stimulating factor
- Colony-stimulating factor
- A laboratory-made agent similar to a substance in the body that stimulates the production of blood cells. Treatment with colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) can help the blood- forming tissue recover from the effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. The CSFs include granulocyte colony-stimulating factors (G-CSF) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factors (GM-CSF).
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one of a group of substances (haemopoietic growth factors or hormones) that are produced in the bone marrow and stimulate the production of specific blood cells. Genetically engineered granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (
G-CSF) stimulates neutrophil production and also limits bone marrow toxicity from chemotherapy.
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