Potential Manipulations to Restore Aberrant Myelopoiesis: The Role of New Colony-Stimulating Factors and other Agents

A rapidly growing number of new recombinant human colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) are entering various phases of clinical testing. With the recent approval of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and granulocytemacrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) for clinical use, newer CSFs wil...

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Main Author: James J Rusthoven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1992-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1992/480430
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description A rapidly growing number of new recombinant human colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) are entering various phases of clinical testing. With the recent approval of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and granulocytemacrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) for clinical use, newer CSFs will be developed for a widening spectrum of disease states singularly and in combination with other CSFs. Interleukin (IL)-3 is being tested in early clinical trials, and combination studies with G-CSF and GM-CSF are to follow soon. lL-6 presently is in animal model testing, but already shows promise of amplifying the restorative capabilities of IL-3. IL-4 , GM-CSF and others. As a single agent, IL-6 may be instrumental in clarifying disease processes and therapeutics in diseases ranging from multiple myeloma to glomerulonephritis. Agents such as WR-2721 which appear to protect early progenitors with or without proliferative effects likely will add another dimension to the therapeutic alternatives for restoring aberrant myelopoiesis. The range of potential clinical application for new CSFs rapidly is expanding beyond oncology to include diseases where infection prevention or therapy against established infection is the prime target of treatment.
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spelling doaj-art-dbc9badf05214df18f12aa37fac0e5332025-08-20T02:21:30ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23321992-01-013Suppl B768310.1155/1992/480430Potential Manipulations to Restore Aberrant Myelopoiesis: The Role of New Colony-Stimulating Factors and other AgentsJames J RusthovenA rapidly growing number of new recombinant human colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) are entering various phases of clinical testing. With the recent approval of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and granulocytemacrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) for clinical use, newer CSFs will be developed for a widening spectrum of disease states singularly and in combination with other CSFs. Interleukin (IL)-3 is being tested in early clinical trials, and combination studies with G-CSF and GM-CSF are to follow soon. lL-6 presently is in animal model testing, but already shows promise of amplifying the restorative capabilities of IL-3. IL-4 , GM-CSF and others. As a single agent, IL-6 may be instrumental in clarifying disease processes and therapeutics in diseases ranging from multiple myeloma to glomerulonephritis. Agents such as WR-2721 which appear to protect early progenitors with or without proliferative effects likely will add another dimension to the therapeutic alternatives for restoring aberrant myelopoiesis. The range of potential clinical application for new CSFs rapidly is expanding beyond oncology to include diseases where infection prevention or therapy against established infection is the prime target of treatment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1992/480430
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Potential Manipulations to Restore Aberrant Myelopoiesis: The Role of New Colony-Stimulating Factors and other Agents
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
title Potential Manipulations to Restore Aberrant Myelopoiesis: The Role of New Colony-Stimulating Factors and other Agents
title_full Potential Manipulations to Restore Aberrant Myelopoiesis: The Role of New Colony-Stimulating Factors and other Agents
title_fullStr Potential Manipulations to Restore Aberrant Myelopoiesis: The Role of New Colony-Stimulating Factors and other Agents
title_full_unstemmed Potential Manipulations to Restore Aberrant Myelopoiesis: The Role of New Colony-Stimulating Factors and other Agents
title_short Potential Manipulations to Restore Aberrant Myelopoiesis: The Role of New Colony-Stimulating Factors and other Agents
title_sort potential manipulations to restore aberrant myelopoiesis the role of new colony stimulating factors and other agents
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1992/480430
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