Filgrastim is a granulocyte colony stimulating factor (GCSF), which are drugs used to increase white blood cell count in patients with leukopenia. Leucovorin (folinic acid) sounds like it would also be right, but itโs used to prevent bone marrow suppression in patients taking methotrexate. Darbepoetin (like erythropoietin) is used to stimulate red blood cell production.
em_goldmanwere we supposed to know that she wasn't taking methotrexate (or did I miss that in the question stem)?+1
tallerthanmymomI don't think Methotrexate is used to treat small cell lung CA; per first aid (2018) the cancers Methotrexate is used to treat include "Leukemias (ALL), lymphomas, choriocarcinoma, sarcoma". It also has some non-cancer uses in rhuematologic ds, ectopic pregnany and medical abortions.+3
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Filgrastim is a granulocyte colony stimulating factor (GCSF), which are drugs used to increase white blood cell count in patients with leukopenia. Leucovorin (folinic acid) sounds like it would also be right, but itโs used to prevent bone marrow suppression in patients taking methotrexate. Darbepoetin (like erythropoietin) is used to stimulate red blood cell production.