Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor reverses cytopenia and may permit cytogenetic responses in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia treated with imatinib mesylate

MeSH terms

• Benzamides
• Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / administration & dosage*
• Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / pharmacology
• Humans
• Imatinib Mesylate
• Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / drug therapy*
• Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / genetics
• Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / pathology
• Neutropenia / chemically induced
• Neutropenia / drug therapy*
• Philadelphia Chromosome
• Piperazines / therapeutic use
• Piperazines / toxicity*
• Pyrimidines / therapeutic use
• Pyrimidines / toxicity*
• Recurrence
• Thrombocytopenia / chemically induced
• Thrombocytopenia / drug therapy*