Which of the following patients would likely be the most appropriate candidate for treatment with filgrastim (Neupogen)?
A) A patient who has undergone a mastectomy for the treatment of breast cancer
B) A patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) who has been diagnosed with Kaposi's sarcoma
C) A patient who developed acute renal failure secondary to rhabdomyolysis
D) A patient whose acute myelogenous leukemia necessitated a bone marrow transplant
D
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Indications for filgrastim include preventing infection in patients with neutropenia induced by cancer chemotherapy or bone marrow transplantation. Surgical patients, patients with AIDS, and patients with renal failure are not typically treated with G-CSFs.
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