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The chemotherapy dose was reduced if, on the previous cycle, the nadir ANC was less than 0.5 × 10 9/liter or if the patient experienced an episode of febrile neutropenia, defined as an ANC of less than 1.0 × 10 9/liter with a temperature of more than 100.
The nadir for the Clandestine Service was in 1995, when only 25 trainees became new officers.
3. Periprocedural infarction (events occurring during or within 24 hours of percutaneous coronary intervention): CK-MB level ≥ 3 × ULN and >50% above prior nadir value.
McCain's nadir came when Bush cleverly asked Orrin Hatch to explain why Republicans oppose McCain's campaign-finance-reform plan.
Filgrastim (recombinant methionyl human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor) has been shown to reduce the depth of the nadir ANC, shorten the duration of neutropenia, and reduce the risk of febrile neutropenia [ 3 ] , thereby maintaining chemotherapy dose [ 4 5 ] . Many patients with early-stage breast cancer do not receive the full chemotherapy dose intensity recommended in conventional adjuvant chemotherapy regimens [ 6 7 8 ] . Neutropenia is the primary reason for chemotherapy dose delays and reductions [ 1 6 7 ] .