Hydroxyurea is Bringing the Counts Down

            The good news is that because of the hydroxyurea David’s white blood cell count has dropped while his hematocrit has been holding fairly steady. He had a platelet infusion yesterday, which shows in the count.

Date of Blood Draw (CBC)	White Blood Cell Count	% Blasts in circulation	Absolute Neutrophils	Hematocrit (red blood cells)	Platelets
12-Apr-15	39.56	77.0%	0.79	21.90	10.00
13-Apr-15	41.60	82.0%	0.83	20.90	33.00
14-Apr-15	66.95	74.9%	1.21	23.50	30.00
15-Apr-15	67.68	88.5%	2.03	22.70	21.00
16-Apr-15	47.07	72.8%		23.20	36.00

            The bad news is that because of the hydroxyurea, David is disqualified from continuing the CPI-0610 clinical trial.

            David’s still inpatient, but for the first time in about a week he’s got an appetite and about to try some solid food.