A Pragmatic Trial to Evaluate a Guideline-Based Colony Stimulating Factor Standing Order Intervention and to Determine the Effectiveness of Colony Stimulating Factor Use as a Prophylaxis for Patients Receiving Chemotherapy With Intermediate Risk for Febrile Neutropenia - Trial Assessing CSF Prescribing Effectiveness and Risk (TrACER)
Phase: NA
Conditions: Febrile Neutropenia, Stage 0 Breast Cancer, Stage 0 Colorectal Cancer, Stage 0 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Stage I Colorectal Cancer, Stage IA Breast Cancer, Stage IA Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Stage IB Breast Cancer, Stage IB Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Stage IIA Breast Cancer, Stage IIA Colorectal Cancer, Stage IIA Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Stage IIB Breast Cancer, Stage IIB Colorectal Cancer, Stage IIB Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Stage IIC Colorectal Cancer, Stage IIIA Breast Cancer, Stage IIIA Colorectal Cancer, Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Stage IIIB Breast Cancer, Stage IIIB Colorectal Cancer, Stage IIIB Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Stage IIIC Breast Cancer, Stage IIIC Colorectal Cancer, Stage IV Breast Cancer, Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Stage IVA Colorectal Cancer, Stage IVB Colorectal Cancer
Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network

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