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What Does This Blood Report In A Stage 4 Cancer Patient Indicate?

Posted on Tue, 28 Jul 2015

Question: OK. I am a stage 4 cancer patient. Was looking at my blood lab report.
It has immateur granulocytes. Range 00 to 1.0. Mine was 1.3. After a year of being 00
Grans mentioned were promyelocytes, myelocytes, metamyelocytes.
Went from 00 to 1.3

Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Not something of major concern

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.

Some immature granulocytes are always present in blood. That's why the range is upto 1.0. Your value of 1.3 is borderline high but not of major concern. What treatment for cancer have you received off late? Drugs can also cause this.

However, as I said, it is not something serious. You can repeat it after sometime to see if it is stable or rising. No intervention required at this time.

Hope this helps. I will be available for followup.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Indranil Ghosh (3 minutes later)

My drugs I am taking are Ibrance with femara. Could this mean beginning of leukemia?

Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (2 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Ibrance can cause this

Detailed Answer:
No this is not leukemia. Ibrance causes bone marrow suppression and when bone marrow recovers, blood WILL have immature granulocytes. Now I am more convinced that this is not something serious.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Indranil Ghosh (2 minutes later)

Thank you. Will sleep tonight.

Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
You are welcome

Detailed Answer:
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar