| Health / Medical Topics |
Zarxio
Pronunciation
A drug used to treat neutropenia (a condition in which there is a lower-than-normal number of white blood cells) caused by some types of chemotherapy. It is used to help prevent infection in patients with certain types of cancer. It is also used to treat chronic neutropenia and to prepare the blood for the collection of certain types of blood cells. Zarxio is also used to help prevent damage to the bone marrow in patients who were exposed to very high doses of certain types of radiation. Zarxio helps the body make more white blood cells. It is a type of colony-stimulating factor. Also called filgrastim, G-CSF, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, and Neupogen. (NCI Dictionary)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
A substance that is being studied in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and other types of cancer. It belongs to…
Human ZAP70 wild-type allele is located within 2q12 and is approximately 26 kb in length. This allele, which encodes ZAP70 protein, plays…
This gene is involved in tyrosine phosphorylation and T-cell activation.
A human IgG1k monoclonal antibody against the CD4 receptor on T-lymphocytes, with potential antineoplastic and immunosuppressing activities. Zanolimumab targets and binds to…
A drug used to prevent and to treat influenza virus infections. It blocks the release of the virus from infected cells. It…
A country in southern Africa, east of Angola and north of Zimbabwe.
