CSF3 and hematologic disorder: Because G-CSF increases the number of leukocytes and mobilizes hematopoietic stem cells to the peripheral blood, it has been used in the treatment of leukopenia in hematologic diseases and pancytopenia during chemotherapy (Ohno et al., 1990; Usuki et al., 2002; Aapro et al., 2011; Potosky et al., 2011).