BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced results from an integrated analysis showing primary prophylactic use of Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim), a granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), with unique neutrophil-mediated clearance, decreased febrile-neutropenia (FN) hospitalizations by more than half (4 percent vs. 10 percent) when compared to current practice neutropenia management and reduced chemotherapy dose reductions by nearly two-thirds (9 percent vs. 24 percent). The results were presented as an oral presentation at the 14th European Cancer Conference (ECCO) in Barcelona, Spain (Abstract # 2.033).
