The nurse knows that interferon agents are used in association with chemotherapy to produce which effects in the client?
A) Suppression of the bone marrow
B) Enhance action of the chemotherapy
C) Decrease the need for additional adjuvant therapies
D) Shorten the period of neutropenia
D
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Interferon agents are a type of biologic response modifiers (BRMs) used in conjunction with chemotherapy to reduce the risk of infection by shortening the period of neutropenia through bone marrow stimulation. The suppression of bone marrow creates the need for interferon use, not a result of the use. Although some BRMs can inhibit tumor growth, the primary use is for reducing neutropenia. Interferon use does not replace standard cancer treatments or decrease the need for those treatments.
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