Michelle,
it is called neulasta, I got that at the end of my carboplatin cycles. I think I received this 2 times, it was not a big deal. As far as side effects go... I could not say that there were any. Did this work?? Hard to say, but I did not miss any (chemo) treatments so from that perspective it was a success.

M



Partial glossectomy (25%) anterior tongue. 4/6/07/. IMRT start @5/24/07 (3x) Erbitux start/end@ 5/24/07. IMRT wider field (30x) start 6/5/07. Weekly cisplatin (2x30mg/m2), then weekly carbo- (5x180mg/m2). End of Tx 19 July 07.