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GM‐CSF in the treatment of Felty syndrome
Author(s) -
Joseph Geetha,
Neustadt David H.,
Hamm John,
Kellihan Michael,
Hadley Terence
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/ajh.2830370114
Subject(s) - felty's syndrome , neutropenia , medicine , granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor , immunology , granulocyte colony stimulating factor , chemotherapy , cytokine
Many therapeutic agents have been tried with variable success in the treatment of Felty neutropenia, but the reports are anecdotal. We now describe the second trial of recombinant granulocyte‐macrophage colony‐stimulating factor (GM‐CSF), in a splenectomized, infected patient with Felty syndrome.