Nivestym (filgrastim-aafi)

Manufacturer:
Pfizer
Route of Administration: 
Subcutaneous
Site of Care:
Outpatient
Website: 
  • Manufacturer Website
phone: 
1-877-744-5675

Approved Indication:

    • to decrease the incidence of infection‚ as manifested by febrile neutropenia‚ in patients with non-myeloid malignancies receiving myelosuppressive anti-cancer drugs associated with a significant incidence of severe neutropenia with fever
    • to reduce the time to neutrophil recovery and the duration of fever, following induction or consolidation chemotherapy treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
    • to reduce the duration of neutropenia and neutropenia-related clinical sequelae‚ e.g.‚ febrile neutropenia, in patients with non-myeloid malignancies undergoing myeloablative chemotherapy followed by bone marrow transplantation (BMT)
    • to mobilize autologous hematopoietic progenitor cells into the peripheral blood for collection by leukapheresis
    • to reduce the incidence and duration of sequelae of severe neutropenia (e.g.‚ fever‚ infections‚ oropharyngeal ulcers) in symptomatic patients with congenital neutropenia‚ cyclic neutropenia‚ or idiopathic neutropenia

Conditions:

  • Neutropenia Associated with Myelosuppressive Anti-Cancer Therapy
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Cyclic/Congenital/Idiopathic Neutropenia

Therapeutic Area:

  • Oncology