Which of the following medications are considered to be colony-stimulating factors? Select all that apply
a. Epoetin alfa (EPO, Epogen)
b. Muromonab-CD3 (Orthoclone OKT3)
c. Filgrastim (Neupogen)
d. Trastuzumab (Herceptin)
e. Sargramostim (Leukine, Prokine)
ANS: A, C, E
Colony-stimulating factors are epoetin alfa, filgrastim, and sargrasmostim. Muromonab-CD3 and trastuzumab are classified as monoclonal antibodies.
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