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Leukapheresis for the management of hyperleukocytosis in acute myeloid leukemia-A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jan Philipp BewersdorfSmith GiriMartin S TallmanAmer M ZeidanMaximilian Stahl
Published in: Transfusion (2020)
As we did not find evidence of a short-term mortality benefit and considering the associated complications and logistic burden, our results argue against the routine use of leukapheresis for hyperleukocytosis among patients with AML.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • acute myeloid leukemia
  • cardiovascular events
  • clinical practice
  • allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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