Leukine is similar to Roche's filgrastim and pegfilgrastim, the two drugs Amgen purchased that fight the immune-suppressing effects of cancer treatment. |
Do not administer Neulasta to patients with a history of serious allergic reactions to pegfilgrastim or filgrastim. |
Thirteen previous patients who received filgrastim and chemotherapy for mobilization were used for comparison as the control group. |
Pegfilgrastim requires only one injection per chemotherapy trial, whereas the original drug, filgrastim, had to be injected daily for 2 weeks. |