Thrombopoietin
Cancer
(THROM-boh-POY-eh-tin) A substance made by the body that helps make blood cells, especially platelets. A form of thrombopoietin made in the laboratory is called recombinant human thrombopoietin and rHu thrombopoietin. Thrombopoietin is being studied as a way to increase the number of platelets in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Also called TPO.
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Stem Cell
Growth factor for the proliferation and differentiation of platelet forming cells called megakaryocytes.