Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Factor estimulador de colonias
Colony-stimulating factor (KAH-luh-nee-STIM-yoo-LAY-ting FAK-ter)
A substance that stimulates the production of blood cells. Colony-stimulating factors include granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), and promegapoietin.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.