Would the treatment for failed chemotherapy that stimulates bone marrow to produce white blood cells also…?
if it is G-CSF that you are referring to then that stimulates the growth of the white blood cells specifically the granulocytes which mean that they want your granddad to have a higher neutrophil count. This could mean that because his low white cell count at present he is at risk of contracting an infection or having what is known as neutropaenic fever. This drug is given to those who have not shown much count recovery from chemotherapy and after a BMT. There are other times G-CSF is given such as getting a patient ready for a stem cell harvest. I do not believe that this drug can cause cancer growth but you would have to speak with your granddad’s consultant to get further information if you are worried. There is nothing stating that in the literature that myself or my colleagues have read prior to administering this drug that it does cause cancer growth as it targets specific cells which are granulocytes.
