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In addition to supportive transfusions, do you consider other interventions for symptomatic anemia and thrombocytopenia associated with chronic neutrophilic leukemia?

The patient is 94 years old and not a candidate for intensive chemotherapy. Neutrophilia is controlled with low-dose hydroxyurea. She harbors a CSF3R mutation and is without significant splenomegaly. Is there any role for ESAs or TPO agonists in this setting?
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Assuming the CSF3R mutation that is seen is the T618I mutation, you can consider ruxolitinib. Dao et al., PMID 31880950, reported on a prospective trial of ruxolitinib in 44 patients with CNL or atypical CML. The overall response rate was 35%. However, responses were enriched in patients with CSF3R-...

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