NEUTROPENIA

Question 1

Neutropenia

Answer 1

Low neutrophil count (absolute neutrophil count < 1.5 x 10°/litre)
Increases risk of infection and sepsis, especially in chemotherapy

Question 2

Treatment

Answer 2

• Use Recombinant human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (rhG-CSF)
• Filgrastim, lenograstim, pegfilgrastim and lipegfilgrastim

Question 3

Recombinant human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (rhG-CSF)

Answer 3

Stimulates neutrophil production → reduces duration of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia → reduces incidence of febrile neutropenia