Impact of Pretreatment Neutrophil Count on Chemotherapy Administration and Toxicity in Dogs with Lymphoma Treated with CHOP Chemotherapy.
Quentin FournierJ-C SerraI HandelJ LawrencePublished in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2017)
The number of dose delays was minimized with a prechemotherapy ANC cutoff of 1.5 × 103 /μL, and the prechemotherapy ANC class 1.5-1.99 × 103 /μL was not associated with an increased toxicity. Further investigation of an ANC cutoff near 0.75 × 103 /μL in which to prescribe prophylactic antibiotics is indicated.