Pegfilgrastim drastically lowered risk of febrile neutropenia in Japanese patients with thoracic malignancy receiving chemotherapy - a retrospective single institutional study

T. Iwata (Amagasaki, Japan), A. Yamamoto (Amagasaki, Japan)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Lung cancer: risk factors, supportive measures and quality improvement
Session: Lung cancer: risk factors, supportive measures and quality improvement
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2824
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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