Experiencing neutropenia: quality of life interviews with adult cancer patients.

"Competing interests Funding for this research was provided by Supportive Oncology Services, Ted Okon, CEO, and by an unrestricted educational grant from Amgen Inc. (Thousand Oaks, California). Amgen is the manufacturer of Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim) and NEUPOGEN® (Filgrastim), indicated for reducing the incidence of infection associated with chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in cancer patients with nonmyeloid malignancies."

"AcknowledgementsWe thank Heith Durrence, Adrienne Kovacs, Daniel Taylor, and Kathryn Wheetley for assistance with structured clinical interviews. These individuals were supported by research stipends from SOS and The Department of Psychology of the University of Memphis, Memphis, TN. Lori Reynolds assisted with transcription of the interviews and was supported by a research stipend from SOS. We also thank the patients and staff of West Cancer Clinic for their cooperation."