high-dose chemotherapy

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Oncology The administration of chemotherapeutics in excess of BM toxicity; given the risk of aplastic anemia, HDC requires autologous BMT and use of 'rescue' factors such as G-CSF, GM-CSF, and erythropoietin. See Bone marrow transplantation.

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