Cytogenetic studies in a patient with acute granulocytic leukemia of seven and one-half years duration.

During a 7 1/2-yr period we monitored a chromosomally aberrant cell line in a woman with acute granulocytic leukemia (AGL) whose disease followed a rather unusual course. Her initial remission induced with 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) and prednisone was maintained for 52 mo with biweekly doses of methotrexate (MTX) given orally. Because signs of liver dysfunction occurred, maintenance therapy was stopped.

Canine cyclic neutropenia: Erythropoietin and platelet cycles after bone marrow transplantation.

The marrow of a dog affected with cyclic neutropenia (CN) was transplanted into an unaffected supralethally irradiated litermate. Prompt engraftment occurred, and cyclic rises and falls in numbers of platelets, reticulocytes, and granulocytes were noted in the recipient soon after engraftment. Prior to transplantation and under hypoxic conditions, the donor had serum erythropoietin (ESF) peak levels at 11-12-day intervals.