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Pulm Med    

Effect and safety of mycophenolate mofetil in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Tzouvelekis A, Bouros E, Oikonomou A, Ntolios P, Zacharis G, Kolios G, Bouros D

Department of Pneumonology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.

Background. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive fibrotic interstitial lung disease with ineffective treatment. Mycophenolate mofetil ... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 30  

Review article: rifabutin in the treatment of refractory Helicobacter pylori infection.

Gisbert JP, Calvet X

Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IP), and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Madrid, Spain. Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Sabadell, Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autňnoma de Barcelona and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Barcelona, Spain.

Background Even with the current most effective treatment regimens, a relevant proportion of patients will fail to eradicate Helicobacter pylori infe... Read More

Source: PubMed

Asian Pac. J. Cancer Prev.    

Clinical Comparison on the Safety and Efficacy of Fluorouracil/ Pirarubicin/Cyclophosphamide (FPC) with Fluorouracil/ Epirubicin/Cyclophosphamide (FEC) as Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer.

Li Y, Tang JH, Huang XE, Li CG

Department of Chemotherapy, The Affiliated Jiangsu Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China E-mail huangxinen06@ yahoo.com.cn and zgzlwk@139.com.

Objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of a combination of 5-Fu, pirarubicin and CTX (FPC) with FEC as a postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy fo... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 29  

A phase I trial of docetaxel and pulse-dose 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin in adult patients with solid tumors.

Iyer G, Morris MJ, Rathkopf D, Slovin SF, Steers M, Larson SM, Schwartz LH, Curley T, Delacruz A, Ye Q, Heller G, Egorin MJ, Ivy SP, Rosen N, Scher HI, Solit DB

Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, USA.

PURPOSE: To define maximum tolerated dose (MTD), clinical toxicities, and pharmacokinetics of 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanam... Read More

Source: PubMed

Case Rep Oncol    

Advanced maxillary sinus cancer treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy with intra-arterial cisplatin/docetaxel and oral s-1: own experience and literature review.

Nakashima T, Yasumatsu R, Toh S, Shiratsuchi H, Kamitani T, Shioyama Y, Nakamura K, Komune S

Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

Intra-arterial (IA) chemotherapy for head and neck cancer is effective and multiple IA concurrent chemoradiation (CCRT) protocols have been reported. ... Read More

Source: PubMed

PLoS Pathog.    

Metagenomic Analysis of Fever, Thrombocytopenia and Leukopenia Syndrome (FTLS) in Henan Province, China: Discovery of a New Bunyavirus.

Xu B, Liu L, Huang X, Ma H, Zhang Y, Du Y, Wang P, Tang X, Wang H, Kang K, Zhang S, Zhao G, Wu W, Yang Y, Chen H, Mu F, Chen W

Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.

Since 2007, many cases of fever, thrombocytopenia and leukopenia syndrome (FTLS) have emerged in Henan Province, China. Patient reports of tick bites ... Read More

Source: PubMed

PLoS Pathog.    

Metagenomic Analysis of Fever, Thrombocytopenia and Leukopenia Syndrome (FTLS) in Henan Province, China: Discovery of a New Bunyavirus.

Xu B, Liu L, Huang X, Ma H, Zhang Y, Du Y, Wang P, Tang X, Wang H, Kang K, Zhang S, Zhao G, Wu W, Yang Y, Chen H, Mu F, Chen W

Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.

Since 2007, many cases of fever, thrombocytopenia and leukopenia syndrome (FTLS) have emerged in Henan Province, China. Patient reports of tick bites ... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 23  

Activity of Topotecan 21-Day Infusion in Patients with Previously Treated Large Cell Lymphoma: Long-term follow-up of an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Study (E5493).

Wiernik PH, Li H, Weller E, Hochster HS, Horning SJ, Nazeer T, Gordon LI, Habermann TM, Minniti CJ, Shapiro GR, Cassileth PA

Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine the activity of topotecan given by 21-day continuous infusion in patients previously treated wit... Read More

Source: PubMed

World J. Gastroenterol.    

L-carnitine supplementation improves hematological pattern in patients affected by HCV treated with Peg interferon-a 2b plus ribavirin.

Malaguarnera M, Vacante M, Giordano M, Motta M, Bertino G, Pennisi M, Neri S, Malaguarnera M, Li Volti G, Galvano F

Michele Malaguarnera, Giovanni Li Volti, Fabio Galvano, Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.

To evaluate the efficacy of L-carnitine on alleviating anemia, thrombocytopenia and leukopenia, and minimizing dose reductions in patients with chroni... Read More

Source: PubMed

Ocul. Immunol. Inflamm.    

Cytomegalovirus colitis and viremia from mycophenolate mofetil monotherapy in birdshot chorioretinopathy.

Pantanelli SM, Khalifa YM

Flaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester , Rochester, New York , USA.

Purpose: To describe a case of cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia and colitis in a patient on mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) monotherapy for birdshot choriore... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 21  

Impaired function of Fanconi anemia type C-deficient macrophages.

Liu Y, Ballman K, Li D, Khan S, Derr-Yellin E, Shou W, Haneline LS

*Departments of Pediatrics.

FA is a genetic disorder characterized by BM failure, developmental defects, and cancer predisposition. Previous studies suggest that FA patients exhi... Read More

Source: PubMed

Pulm Med    

Effect and safety of mycophenolate mofetil in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Tzouvelekis A, Bouros E, Oikonomou A, Ntolios P, Zacharis G, Kolios G, Bouros D

Department of Pneumonology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.

Background. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive fibrotic interstitial lung disease with ineffective treatment. Mycophenolate mofetil ... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 30  

Review article: rifabutin in the treatment of refractory Helicobacter pylori infection.

Gisbert JP, Calvet X

Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IP), and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Madrid, Spain. Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Sabadell, Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autňnoma de Barcelona and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Barcelona, Spain.

Background Even with the current most effective treatment regimens, a relevant proportion of patients will fail to eradicate Helicobacter pylori infe... Read More

Source: PubMed

Asian Pac. J. Cancer Prev.    

Clinical Comparison on the Safety and Efficacy of Fluorouracil/ Pirarubicin/Cyclophosphamide (FPC) with Fluorouracil/ Epirubicin/Cyclophosphamide (FEC) as Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer.

Li Y, Tang JH, Huang XE, Li CG

Department of Chemotherapy, The Affiliated Jiangsu Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China E-mail huangxinen06@ yahoo.com.cn and zgzlwk@139.com.

Objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of a combination of 5-Fu, pirarubicin and CTX (FPC) with FEC as a postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy fo... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 29  

A phase I trial of docetaxel and pulse-dose 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin in adult patients with solid tumors.

Iyer G, Morris MJ, Rathkopf D, Slovin SF, Steers M, Larson SM, Schwartz LH, Curley T, Delacruz A, Ye Q, Heller G, Egorin MJ, Ivy SP, Rosen N, Scher HI, Solit DB

Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, USA.

PURPOSE: To define maximum tolerated dose (MTD), clinical toxicities, and pharmacokinetics of 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanam... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 23  

Activity of Topotecan 21-Day Infusion in Patients with Previously Treated Large Cell Lymphoma: Long-term follow-up of an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Study (E5493).

Wiernik PH, Li H, Weller E, Hochster HS, Horning SJ, Nazeer T, Gordon LI, Habermann TM, Minniti CJ, Shapiro GR, Cassileth PA

Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine the activity of topotecan given by 21-day continuous infusion in patients previously treated wit... Read More

Source: PubMed

World J. Gastroenterol.    

L-carnitine supplementation improves hematological pattern in patients affected by HCV treated with Peg interferon-a 2b plus ribavirin.

Malaguarnera M, Vacante M, Giordano M, Motta M, Bertino G, Pennisi M, Neri S, Malaguarnera M, Li Volti G, Galvano F

Michele Malaguarnera, Giovanni Li Volti, Fabio Galvano, Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.

To evaluate the efficacy of L-carnitine on alleviating anemia, thrombocytopenia and leukopenia, and minimizing dose reductions in patients with chroni... Read More

Source: PubMed

Ocul. Immunol. Inflamm.    

Cytomegalovirus colitis and viremia from mycophenolate mofetil monotherapy in birdshot chorioretinopathy.

Pantanelli SM, Khalifa YM

Flaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester , Rochester, New York , USA.

Purpose: To describe a case of cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia and colitis in a patient on mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) monotherapy for birdshot choriore... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 21  

Impaired function of Fanconi anemia type C-deficient macrophages.

Liu Y, Ballman K, Li D, Khan S, Derr-Yellin E, Shou W, Haneline LS

*Departments of Pediatrics.

FA is a genetic disorder characterized by BM failure, developmental defects, and cancer predisposition. Previous studies suggest that FA patients exhi... Read More

Source: PubMed

Case Rep Oncol    

Advanced maxillary sinus cancer treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy with intra-arterial cisplatin/docetaxel and oral s-1: own experience and literature review.

Nakashima T, Yasumatsu R, Toh S, Shiratsuchi H, Kamitani T, Shioyama Y, Nakamura K, Komune S

Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

Intra-arterial (IA) chemotherapy for head and neck cancer is effective and multiple IA concurrent chemoradiation (CCRT) protocols have been reported. ... Read More

Source: PubMed


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Posted by:  scarlette(Guest)  Posted on: 09/05/2011
My white blood cell count is 3.6.....I have been told I have mild leucopenic....what is normal white cell count? I was diagnosed as Acquired Haemophila A 3 months ago. I am female 55yrs old. I have a have also been nuetropnic. I am on steroids and cyclophosphimde.



Posted by:  rahiba(Guest)  Posted on: 08/26/2009
if it persists for a very long time can it b fatal



Posted by:  peter01  Posted on: 07/23/2009
hi, how can we treat leucopenia? what can we do to avoid it?



Posted by:  Krrapn  Posted on: 07/02/2009
Can leucopenia cause weight loss? Are there over the counter drugs to treat the condition?



Posted by:  Nadya(Guest)  Posted on: 11/04/2008
TANK YOU. iT IS INTERESTING FACSTS.
iF CAUSE OF LEUCOPENIA IS FLU, HOW LONG DOES LEUCOPENIA EXIST IN THE BODY?




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