Fever associated with chemotherapy-induced neutropenia: a review of current therapeutic approaches.
The numbers of cancer patients subjected to chemotherapy-induced neutropenia steadily grows as the new indications for systemic treatment expand. When these patients develop fever, or other signs of infection, they must receive immediate medical attention. This paper discusses the current therapeutic strategy for febrile neutropenia in cancer patients and reviews some of the newer approaches, which include empirical monotherapy, outpatient protocols, antibiotic prophylaxis and the use of haematopoietic growth factors.
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University of Toronto, Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2M9.
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