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The present study evaluates the efficacy of adjunctive GCSF for treating FN after taking anticancer therapy by measuring clinical, hematological and microbiological outcomes. It is a single center study conducted at Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC), Peshawar, Pakistan. Adult patients of both genders, suffering from different types of sarcomas and taking anticancer chemotherapy were included in the study. The study was conducted between January 2023 and January 2024. Baseline data including demographic data, medication history and hematological evaluation of all the patients was recorded at the time of enrolment. Primary outcomes of the study were the extent of absolute neutrophil count (ANC) recovery, duration and severity of neutropenia (grade IV), period to fever resolution. After the therapy (with and without adjunctive GCSF) clinical outcomes, hematological evaluation and microbiological data was compared and evaluated. 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