Does anything need to be done if hyperlymphocytosis (i.e. ALC > 300K) develops in a CLL patient just starting ibrutinib?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
Leukostasis is a feared complication of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in patients developing peripheral WBC counts >100,000. The cells in AML are large, sticky, and invasive. By contrast, the lymphocytes in chronic lymphocytic leukemia are small (10 microns or so; not much larger than red blood ...
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