COMPANIES THERAPY AREAS PREPARATIONS CONTACT SERVICE Home Therapeutic areas Neutropenia Register Neutropenia Neutropenia often occurs as a result of cancer therapy. Treatment with cytostatics (chemotherapy) inhibits the formation of neutrophils and weakens the body's immune system. Read more about it here. What is neutropenia? Neutropenia is a deficiency (Greek “penia”) of neutrophils. These specialized cells are made in the bone marrow and are part of the innate immune system. With a share of 60 to 70 percent, they make up the majority of leukocytes ("white blood cells"). They are an important part of the immune system and ward off pathogens that invade the organism from outside. If the number of granulocytes falls, this means an increased risk of infection for the person concerned. What are the causes of neutropenia? Neutropenias can have various causes such as hereditary defects of the immune system, diseases of the blood-forming system or infectious diseases. As a result of chemotherapy, damage to the bone marrow and its blood-forming structures often leads to a particularly severe form of neutropenia - agranulocytosis. How is neutropenia treated? In the case of chemotherapy neutropenia, the blood formation and with it the number of granulocytes recovers within one to two weeks after the end of the cytostatic treatment. During this time, the treated patients are extremely sensitive to pathogens and life-threatening infections that a functioning immune system can fight off relatively easily. Drug therapies support the regeneration of these important immune cells, strengthen the immune system and significantly improve the patient's prognosis. Accord products to the preparation overview Other therapeutic areas: cancer / immunotherapy in organ transplants Footer menu Companies about us Business areas Career Press / newsroom Therapeutic areas Cancers Neutropenia Immunotherapy b. Organ transplant preparations overview Generics / biosimilars Discount agreements Contact contact form Side effect reports Medical and scientific inquiries Quality complaints service overview Disclaimer imprint data protection Transfer of Value 2018 Transfer of Value 2019 Transfer of Value 2020 Accord Healthcare GmbH • Hansastraße 32 • 80686 Munich • Tel .: +49 (0) 89 700 9951-0 • Fax: +49 (0) 89 700 9951-66 If you click on "Accept all cookies", you consent to the storage of cookies on your device. This enables us to offer you the best possible service and permanently improve user-friendliness. Under "Cookie Settings" you can revoke your consent at any time or make individual cookie settings. Please click on "Reject all" if you want to object to the use of cookies that are not technically required. Further detailed information can be found in our data protection declaration Refuse all Accept all cookies Cookie settings