Effect of prior splenectomy on hematologic tolerance during total lymphoid radiotherapy of patients with Hodgkin's disease

Effect of extensive radiotherapy on the

Effect of extensive radiotherapy on the marrow granulocyte reserves of patients with Hodgkin's disease

✍ James M. Vogel; Harry R. Kimball; H. Thomas Foley; Sheldon M. Wolff; Dr. Seymour 📂 Article 📅 1968 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 538 KB

The effects of high-dosage radiotherapy on the marrow granulocyte responses to both etiocholanolone and bacterial endotoxin were studied in 13 patients with untreated Hodgkin's disease. Widespread radiation therapy was found to have immediate suppressive effects on granulocyte mobilization, which in