colony forming units-granulocyte/monocyte (CFU-GM)

Indications

• progenitor cell assay for CFU-GM often used to predict the engraftment time after stem-cell transplantation

Clinical significance

• precursor for
  • CFU-G, myeloblasts, promyelocytes ... neutrophils
  • CFU-M, monoblasts, promonocytes, monocytes, macrophages

More general terms

• progenitor cell assay (PCA)

Additional terms

• granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor; GM-CSF; colony-stimulating factor 2; molgramostin; sargramostim (CSF2, GMCSF)