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Longitudinal blood cell measures from three 60-day randomized, controlled trials of NHPs (N = 501) exposed to TBI and administered either vehicle (n = 173) or sargramostim (n = 328) were pooled for analysis. Hierarchical clustering of blood cells was performed using dynamic time warping (DTW) distances. Summary metrics of longitudinal trends were compared across treatment groups and sex. All analyses were performed in Pumas 2.0. Trends in each cluster showed that lymphocytes and reticulocytes are the first two cell populations to deplete rapidly, almost immediately after TBI, followed by white blood cell (WBC) related cells, platelets, and red blood cell (RBC) related cells. Reticulocytes reach nadir at day 8, followed by WBC-related cells at day 12, platelets at day 13, and RBC-related cells at day 17. The characterized pancytopenia sequence aligns with the typical lifespan of impaired blood cells, except for RBCs. Comparison across clusters between treated and untreated NHPs showed that sargramostim-treated animals started to recover earlier or at the same time as untreated animals. Female NHPs generally experienced deeper nadirs than males. 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