Hi Cheryl C,
You know blast cells are immature blood cells and we should have them in our bone marrow but they should be less than 5% of the cells.
Here is a study about Neupogen and an EPO drug without increased risk for AML:
http://jco.ascopubs.org/content/26/21/3607.abstract
Hi Deb,
ANC less than 1.5 is so low that you risk infections but many patients manage well with a low WBC count because their WBC function well.
MDS Interm-1 is a kind of low risk MDS - there are so many types of classifications so it takes a long time before you understand them all.
Kind regards
Birgitta_A