Time to revisit the use of G-CSF after allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation in COVID-19 era?
Open Access
- 4 January 2021
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in British Journal of Cancer
- Vol. 124 (7), 1183
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-020-01195-8
Abstract
The use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in patients with haematological malignancies is associated with less febrile neutropenia episodes. But in the presence of COVID-19 infection, the administration of G-CSF is challenging as it may trigger a robust inflammatory reaction resulting in cytokine storm, respiratory failure and severe outcomes.Keywords
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