RESUMO
Management of febrile neutropenia (FN) is an integral part of supportive care for patients undergoing cancer treatment. The NCCN Guidelines for Hematopoietic Growth Factors provide suggestions for appropriate evaluation, risk determination, prophylaxis, and management of FN. These NCCN Guidelines are intended to guide clinicians in the appropriate use of growth factors for select patients undergoing treatment of nonmyeloid malignancies. These NCCN Guidelines Insights highlight important updates to the NCCN Guidelines regarding the incorporation of newly FDA-approved granulocyte-colony stimulating factor biosimilars for the prevention and treatment of FN.
Assuntos
Medicamentos Biossimilares/uso terapêutico , Neutropenia Febril Induzida por Quimioterapia/tratamento farmacológico , Fatores de Crescimento de Células Hematopoéticas/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias/tratamento farmacológico , Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/efeitos adversos , Medicamentos Biossimilares/economia , Medicamentos Biossimilares/normas , Neutropenia Febril Induzida por Quimioterapia/etiologia , Aprovação de Drogas , Custos de Medicamentos , Educação Médica Continuada , Fatores de Crescimento de Células Hematopoéticas/economia , Fatores de Crescimento de Células Hematopoéticas/normas , Humanos , Oncologia/educação , Oncologia/normas , Neoplasias/sangue , Oncologistas/educação , Organizações sem Fins Lucrativos/normas , Fatores de Risco , Estados Unidos , United States Food and Drug Administration/legislação & jurisprudênciaRESUMO
Hematopoietic growth factors are cytokines that regulate the growth, development, and function of hematopoetic lineages. These hematopoietic growth factors have great potential for improving the quality of life and for reducing toxicity. This article reviews some of the most clinically relevant hematopoietic growth factors and what is known about their use in veterinary medicine. In particular, the following hematopoietic growth factors are discussed: erythropoietin, stem-cell factor, interleukin-3, interleukin-5, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, and macrophage colony-stimulating factor.