Therapeutic leukocyte reduction for acute and chronic myeloid leukemias: A 4-year experience from an oncology center in India

Therapeutic leukocyte reduction for acute and chronic myeloid leukemias: A 4-year experience from an oncology center in India

Introduction: Hyperleukocytosis (HL) and leukostasis seen in myeloid leukemias are a medical emergency. We present a case series of ten such patients in a 4-year period. Sixteen therapeutic leukocyte reduction (TLR) were done in ten cases along with other supportive measures. The American Society fo...

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Main Authors: Anita A Tendulkar, Puneet A Jain, Abhaykumar Gupta, Nidhi Sharma, Anisha Navkudkar, Vijaya Patle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
Subjects:
Hyperleukocytosis
leukemia
leukocytapheresis
therapeutic leukocyte reduction
tumor lysis syndrome
Online Access:http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2017;volume=11;issue=2;spage=156;epage=161;aulast=Tendulkar

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