
Cause of Unfavorable G-CSF Side Effects Uncovered in Japan
Mechanism revealed for side effects of drug used in hematopoietic stem cell harvesting. A team of Japanese researchers revealed the mechanism for side effects such as fever and bone pain caused by granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), which is widely used for peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cell harvesting (PBSCH). This is an important method for hematopoietic…