Guest guest Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Hi All, Has anyone had any experience with Rituximab alone as therapy? I saw Dr Coutre, a CLL expert at Stanford, on Tuesday. He is recommending Rituximab, after I see an ENT, if the swelling in my throat proves to be critical. He said he doesn't suggest this too often but my presentation is a narrowed airway even though my blood and bone marrow still look pretty good (diagnosed in Jan. 2011). As the nurse gods would have it happen, today I had a patient that was hospitalized because he really had a rough time going through his Rituximab cycles...pneumonia, entubation, very low platelets. Is this typical? I cannot thank everyone enough who has responded to my recent emails but try I might. THANK YOU! Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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