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Treatment of Hodgkin Lymphoma without G-CSF Does Not Increase the Risk of Febrile Neutropenia

Authors :
Ian Chin-Yee
Vinai Bhagirath
Joy Mangel
Alejandro Lazo-Langner
Reinhard C. Lohmann
Kang Howson-Jan
Leonard Minuk
Source :
Blood. 114:2502-2502
Publication Year :
2009
Publisher :
American Society of Hematology, 2009.

Abstract

2502 Poster Board II-479 Background: Patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) being treated with ABVD chemotherapy frequently develop neutropenia, though the complication of febrile neutropenia is relatively uncommon. In most cancer centres, including our own until recently, the presence of neutropenia on the planned day of chemotherapy administration (absolute neutrophil count (ANC)

Details

ISSN :
15280020 and 00064971
Volume :
114
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Blood
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........4cfac6ba1ed9e3bca095be71db127c4d
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.v114.22.2502.2502