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Definition

Sargramostim is a medicine used to increase the blood cell counts after bone marrow transplants and chemotherapy. Sargramostim may be referred to as GM-CSF or granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor.

Purpose

Sargramostim is a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to decrease the time it takes for the bone marrow blood counts to recover after a bone marrow transplant. This decreases the risk of infection, the amount of time patients are treated with antibiotics, and the amount of time patients are in the hospital

Sargramostim is approved for use after chemotherapy to increase the recovery of the...