İbrahim Ethem Pınar, Vildan Özkocaman, Tuba Ersal, Mehmet Emin Dağtekin, Cumali Yalçın, Bedrettin Orhan, Ömer Candar, Sinem Çubukçu, Tuba Güllü Koca, Vildan Gürsoy, Fahir Özkalemkaş
INTRODUCTION: Our study investigated leukapheresis's effect on delayed induction therapy outcomes in patients with acute leukemia presenting with symptomatic hyperleukocytosis. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included 30 adult patients diagnosed with acute leukemia who underwent leukapheresis for leukostasis. The patients were divided into the first 24 h and >24 h groups, according to the time from diagnosis to induction therapy (TDT). RESULTS: There was no significant difference between the TDT groups regarding complete remission (CR), 4-week mortality, and overall survival (OS) at a median follow-up of 409 days...
April 11, 2023: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis