Myelotoxicity secondary to treatment of malignancies with chemotherapy/radiation therapy gives rise to infection which can be fatal. GM-CSF is a hemopoeitic growth factor that regulates growth and function of granulocytes (neutrophyl and eosinophyl), and monocytes/macrophages. Four hundred u micrograms of GM-CSF (leucomax) is given subcutaneously in five consecutive days to eight cases of acute…
An investigation had been made on the therapy results of CHOP (cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicine, oncovin, prednison) combination chemotherapy for non Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) of the intermediate grade and high grade categories, who had been admitted at the Department of Medical Airlangga University School of Medicine/Dr. Sutomo Hospital in Surabaya in the years 1986 up to including 1994 (9…