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Neutropenia - long lasting

AnnKrull
AnnKrull CSN Member Posts: 1 *
in Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin) #1

Has anyone had neutropenia from B/R that lasted months?

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  • po18guy
    po18guy CSN Member Posts: 1,556 Member
    edited June 2 #2

    In a clinical trial about 2017, I received a single infusion of Arzerra (Ofatumumab) which is supposedly an order of magnitude more potent against CD20 (B-lymphocytes) than Rituxan. Years later - years - I was still B-Cell depleted. My absolute lymphocyte count remains about half of the low end of the range. I take no notice of it. I pay my hematologist to worry for me.

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  • Max Former Hodgkins Stage 3
    Max Former Hodgkins Stage 3 CSN Member Posts: 3,831 Member
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    Many chemo patients become and remain neutropenic throughout their entire treatment period. I did. A few days after my first infusion of R-ABDV, I was admitted to the hospital for three days with it. Neutropenia is easily controlled via the drug Neulasta, and perhaps a few others. I will say that it is pricy, and insurance coverage varies, or at least did in 2010….

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