Management of Hematologic Disorders
Summary
- Threshold for Treatment
- ANC < 250 cells/mm3 and possibly < 500 cells/mm3 are indications for treatment of neutropenia (Table 6)
- ART associated with improvement in neutropenia[Huang 2000]
- Use of either recombinant human growth factor filgrastim[Hermans 1996] or sargramostim[Lieschke 1992] increases neutrophil counts in dose-dependent manner via different mechanisms
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Keywords: Hematologic Complications, Neutropenia