Neumega

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Neumega
TermNeumega
Short definitionNeumega - (pronounced) (no-MEH-guh) drug used to increase the number of blood cells, particularly platelets, in some cancer patients who are receiving chemotherapy. Neumega is a laboratory-made form of interleukin-11 (a cytokine normally made by supporting cells in the bone marrow). 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Neumega - (pronounced) (no-MEH-guh) drug used to increase the number of blood cells, particularly platelets, in some cancer patients who are receiving chemotherapy. Neumega is a laboratory-made form of interleukin-11 (a cytokine normally made by supporting cells in the bone marrow). It's a kind of biological response modifier. Also called oprelvekin, recombinant human interleukin-11 and rhIL-11

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