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(also known as Filgrastim)
Filgrastim, pegfilgrastim, and sargramostim are synthetic (man-made) versions of substances naturally produced in your body. These substances, called colony stimulating factors, help the bone marrow to make new white blood cells.
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Acute Myelogenous Leuke... | 15 |
80% |
| Hepatitis C | 5 |
80% |
| Acute Lymphocytic Leuke... | 5 |
100% |
| Chronic Lymphocytic Leu... | 3 |
100% |
| Chronic Myelogenous Leu... | 2 |
100% |
Overall, 89% (36
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Neupogen Reviews
Working / Worked
To increase white blood cells. It worked in a short period of time, the shot hurts going in, but better than having no immune system.
Working / Worked
Was GREAT in bringing the white counts up fast~
Working / Worked
7/24/07 480mls injection everyday to boost white blood cell count and is working very well. As of 3/15/08 only twice weekly. I will be taking my last injection on 4-12-08
Working / Worked
he uses pulmazyme 1x a day
Somewhat Helpful
sometimes
Somewhat Helpful
It does get the bone marrow to recover faster but it can keep you feeling horrible. Mixed feelings about using this one.
Too Soon To Tell
On Wednesday I started my second round of treatment. I am a severe neutropenic and my neutrophil level had dropped to .11, the neupogen leaves me feeling horrible with headaches that I have to take Darvocet for. After the first round I was okay for about 3 weeks, but now that my level has dropped again it doesn't seem to want to raise. Is there anything that will stop or help these headaches, they are worse than migraines?!
Too Soon To Tell
Starting tommorrow mon. 11/05/07 Wish me luck!! Kind of curious what to expect after first shot,I've hearig pretty severe bone aches.Does anybody get pain meds from Drs. for this?
Considering
Too Soon to tell, White blood cells are really low, this should help that. Another injection. :(
Not Working
I don't know if it helped or not, I just know it was extremely painful to him.
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Discussions
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Do you know about "Filgrastim" (Neupogen)
Sunnygal - Your doc is right. Low WBC's, RBC's and platelets are all different, and treated differently. There is a drug called Epogen for low RBC's ... [More] -
Do you know about "Filgrastim" (Neupogen)
Neupogen has been around for as long as I can remember - mid-1990's at least. It's given fairly routinely to women with breast & ovarian cancers, ... [More] -
Do you know about "Filgrastim" (Neupogen)
My white count was down on #4 a few weeks ago not low enough to delay treatment but I was given a shot of Pegfilgrastim on the day my pump was removed... [More] -
Do you know about "Filgrastim" (Neupogen)
It's a stimulator of bone marrow to produce WBC. Injected subcutaneously. Side effect are rare. That's what I heard, never got it myself. [More] -
Do you know about "Filgrastim" (Neupogen)
They want to start me on Filgrastim the day after tomorrow (after chemo # 5, yea) It's because my blood counts are almost always down. I get pushed... [More]
