This ad just amazes me. "ask your doctor if chemotherapy is right for you" is basically what this says. Just how many people even know anything about their disease except what they are told and even those dont know what drugs they are getting or how they work. Rant over.
Back to Neulasta. What is it indicated for and how does it work so we can all understand?
Neulasta is a genetically engineered human protein [it's grown in the laboratory] that is the exact same as a protein in our body call G-CSF, for granulocyte colony stimulating factor. Simply, it's a cocktail of growth factors that tells specific cells of your immune system to grow. These cells are the body's primary defense system against opportunistic infections that often occur in chemotherapy patients. This is important since most chemotherapy is not specific to cancer cells in the body. It simply kills all cells, leaving a person suspect to infection; thus how the drug protects and helps a person.
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