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Recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is a glycoprotein that stimulates granulocyte and macrophage progenitor cells to form mature colonies of granulocytes and/or macrophages [1–3]. Clinically, GM-CSF may have a role in stimulating myelopoietic regeneration after irradiation, treatment with cytostatic drugs, bone marrow transplantation and other treatments.
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Schmid, L., Thürlimann, B., Müller, M., Senn, HJ. (1991). Recombinant Human Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor for the Intensification of Cytostatic Treatment in Advanced Cancer. In: Senn, HJ., Glaus, A. (eds) Supportive Care in Cancer Patients II. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 121. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84138-5_19
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