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How would you approach the treatment of cytopenia related to NK cell LGL leukemia?

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Medical Oncology · Riverside Methodist Hospitals/OhioHealth

You could use filgrastim and erythropoietin but I prefer to treat the underlying leukemia with low dose methotrexate or cytoxan. It may take up to 6 months to see responses to cytotoxic agents and you would need to support the patient during this time with transfusions or growth factors. Thrombocyto...

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