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Risk and Timing of Neutropenic Events in Adult Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy: The Results of a Prospective Nationwide Study of Oncology Practice
Jeffrey Crawford, David C. Dale, Nicole M. Kuderer, Eva Culakova, Marek S. Poniewierski, Debra Wolff, and Gary H. Lyman
Antibacterial Prophylaxis in Patients with Neutropenia
Brahm H. Segal and Alison G. Freifeld
2006 ; 85 : 424 – 433 . 20. Tamura K . Clinical guidelines for the management of neutropenic patients with unexplained fever in Japan: validation by the Japan Febrile Neutropenia Study Group . Int J Antimicrob Agents 2005 ; 26 ( Suppl 2
Fever and Neutropenia Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology
Substantial improvements have occurred in the management of infectious disease in patients with cancer. It is now unusual for patients with acute leukemia who receive their initial induction chemotherapy at a major center to die of infectious complications. Many patients will undergo further therapy that leads to prolonged periods of neutropenia without succumbing to a major infectious complication. However, managing infections in neutropenic patients remains a dynamic process, affected by the appearance of new pathogens, the emergence of antibiotic-resistant organisms, and the improved stratification of patients' infection risk. All of these factors have fostered new treatment approaches. These NCCN clinical guidelines address many of the day-to-day issues inherent in managing fever and neutropenia.
For the most recent version of the guidelines, please visit NCCN.org
Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Invasive Fungal Infections in Patients with Cancer and Neutropenia
Thomas A. Cumbo and Brahm H. Segal
persistent fever and neutropenia. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group . N Engl J Med 1999 ; 340 : 764 – 771 47 Bowden R Chandrasekar P White MH . A double-blind, randomized, controlled trial of
Myeloid Growth Factors
Jeffrey Crawford, James Armitage, Lodovico Balducci, Charles Bennett, Douglas W. Blayney, Spero R. Cataland, David C. Dale, George D. Demetri, Harry P. Erba, James Foran, Alison G. Freifeld, Marti Goemann, Mark L. Heaney, Sally Htoy, Susan Hudock, Dwight D. Kloth, David J. Kuter, Gary H. Lyman, Laura Boehnke Michaud, Sarah C. Miyata, Martin S. Tallman, Saroj Vadhan-Raj, Peter Westervelt, and Michael K. Wong
granulocyte colony-stimulating factor of fever and neutropenia induced by chemotherapy in patients with small-cell lung cancer . N Engl J Med 1991 ; 325 : 164 – 170 . 11 Gatzemeier U Kleisbauer JP Drings P . Lenograstim as support for ACE
Myeloid Growth Factors
Jeffrey Crawford, Jeffrey Allen, James Armitage, Douglas W. Blayney, Spero R. Cataland, Mark L. Heaney, Sally Htoy, Susan Hudock, Dwight D. Kloth, David J. Kuter, Gary H. Lyman, Brandon McMahon, David P. Steensma, Saroj Vadhan-Raj, Peter Westervelt, and Michael Westmoreland
administered G-CSF normalized neutrophils in most patients and prevented fever, mouth ulcers, and infections. Subsequent observation studies show that patients with idiopathic and cyclic neutropenia generally respond to low-dose daily, alternate-day, or thrice
Real-World Impact of Prophylactic Growth Factor Use on Timing of Febrile Neutropenia and Infection After High-Risk Chemotherapy
Douglas W. Blayney, Nicole M. Kuderer, Alice Kate Cummings Joyner, John Jarvis, Dominic Nunag, Jasmine Wells, Lan Huang, Ramon Mohanlal, and Gary H. Lyman
Background Patients with breast cancer treated with myelosuppressive chemotherapy are at an increased risk of developing febrile neutropenia (FN), a medical emergency characterized by the occurrence of fever during a period of significant
Current Issues in Vaccines for Adult Patients With Hematologic Malignancies
Nicolas C. Issa and Lindsey R. Baden
-old man with multiple myeloma 10 months after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation who presented with fevers, cough, headaches, and myalgia. He had received the trivalent influenza vaccine 1 month before admission (pandemic 2009 H1N1 vaccine was
QIM19-129: Utilization of Electronic Medical Record to Improve Outcomes in the Treatment of Febrile Neutropenia
Anna M. Gibson and Claire Sutherby
immediately on noticing a fever. Patients were given a pocket card stating that the patient had recently received chemotherapy, indicating the patient’s neutropenia risk, and listing directions to a newly created febrile neutropenia page on the health system
The Utility of Routine Chest Radiography in the Initial Evaluation of Adult Patients With Febrile Neutropenia Patients Undergoing HSCT
Deborah S. Yolin-Raley, Ibiayi Dagogo-Jack, Heidi B. Niell, Robert J. Soiffer, Joseph H. Antin, Edwin P. Alyea III, and Brett E. Glotzbecker
Background Most patients treated with myeloablative conditioning regimens before hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) develop neutropenic fevers in the pre-engraftment period because of profound neutropenia. 1 , 2 Fevers may signify
