Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Pivot Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Target Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Query: UMLS:C0026764 (
multiple myeloma
)
36,148
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
In a group of 10 patients (six with acute lymphatic leukaemia, one patient with Ewing's sarcoma, one patient with lung cancer, one patient with a
myeloma
and one patient with Hodgkin's
lymphogranuloma
) treatment with leucocytic growth factors (Neupogen Hoffman La Roche) was started only after the onset of leukopenia. Even after this mode of administration of leucocytic growth factors septic conditions in leukopenic patients were more easily controlled and it was thus possible to complete chemotherapy with planned doses in the planned time interval. In five patients with acute lymphatic leukaemia the leucocytic growth factors participated in the achievement of remission, in patients with
myeloma
and
lymphogranuloma
they contributed to marked improvement of the general condition and reduction of the time spent in hospital.
...
PMID:[Leukocyte growth factors in patients with neoplasms]. 769 71
