Long-term safety of treatment with recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (r-metHuG-CSF) in patients with severe congenital neutropenias

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 723-730

  Bonilla, M A ^a   Dale, D ^a   Zeidler, C ^a   Last, L ^a   Reiter, A ^a   Ruggeiro, M ^a   Davis, M ^a   Koci, B ^a   Hammond, W ^a   Gillio, A ^a   Welte, K ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Congenital neutropenia; Cuclic neutropenia; G CSF; Kostmann's syndrome

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUTROPENIA; OSTEOPENIA; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENOMEGALY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0027942372     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1994.tb05110.x     Document Type: Article

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