Neutrophil function is impaired in paediatric patients with malignancy and may be a useful clinical marker.
Jesús ReinéK CooperA SewellJ LyallC ThorbinsonE HincksD M FerreiraB PizerB MortonPublished in: Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico (2020)
With further validation, measurement of neutrophil function could potentially be used to personalise appropriate prophylactic antimicrobial administration for patients receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy.