Febrile neutropenia

Definition: A condition marked by fever and a lower-than-normal number of neutrophils in the blood. A neutrophil is a type of white blood cell that helps fight infection. Having too few neutrophils increases the risk of infection.

Synonyms (terms occurring on more labels are shown first): febrile neutropenia, neutropenic fever, neutropenia febrile, neutropenia Fever

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Proteins predicted to cause Febrile neutropenia: TYMS (inhibition), TYMS, TOP2B (7 predictions in total)

Drugs with this side effect paclitaxel: postmarketing, 2% - 55% docetaxel: postmarketing, 6% - 26% decitabine: 20.2% nelarabine: 1% - 12% sprycel: 1% - 12% doxorubicin hydrochloride: 6.1% vinorelbine: 4% busulfan: postmarketing gemcitabine: postmarketing oxaliplatin: postmarketing thalidomide: postmarketing leucovorin cytarabine cladribine azacitidine dactinomycin amsacrine bicalutamide carmustine cefepime chlorambucil cisplatin cyclophosphamide daunorubicin cyproterone acetate etoposide fluorouracil romidepsin hydroxyurea ifosfamide irinotecan alkeran methotrexate mitoxantrone prednisone procarbazine (procarbazine hydrochloride) imatinib mesylate streptozocin tamoxifen citrate temozolomide Thiotepa topotecan tretinoin vincristine arsenic trioxide zinecard carboplatin acitretin goserelin Premetrexed capecitabine bendamustine bleomycin sulfate bexarotene bortezomib Raltitrexed clofarabine gefitinib posaconazole pralatrexate fosaprepitant dimeglumine lenalidomide micafungin sodium nilotinib (nilotinib hydrochloride monohydrate) sutent dacarbazine

Drugs with this indication doxorubicin hydrochloride