Thread: High risk MDS
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Old Tue May 7, 2013, 01:38 PM
sobrien sobrien is offline
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When to get transfusions?

My WBC and NE are fairly stable at low levels (WBC 1.5 and NE 0.3) but this week my HGB went down to 10.1 and HCT to 30.6. But, what worries me is the PLTs at 78. My question is: When do you anticipate transfusions of RBC or PLTs?
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Shirley, age 75 diagnosed MDS REAB II, 2/6/12, blasts 10%, Dacogen 7 cycles, blasts 1.2%. Stopped treatment for 8 months. 3/19/13 blasts crept up to .06. Began Vidaza. After 3 rounds blasts .01. Continuing Vidaza for rest of my life.
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