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The study also found that a major drop in absolute neutrophil count predicted transfusion independence. While it's useful for the doctors to understand how Revlimid works biologically, it's also useful information for 5q- patients, to reassure them that cytopenias (lower blood cell counts) may be a positive sign of progress with Revlimid treatment. We tend to be dismayed at dropping counts, since low counts are the problem we're trying to solve, but ironically low counts can be a good indicator in this case.
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