Abstract:Hydroxyurea is an anti cancer chemotherapeutic drug .For high risk patients of essential thromocytosis (ET) , interferon and hydroxyurea are available agents in India to reduce their platelet count .Interferon is not an attractive agent due to its parentral mode of delivery and systemic side effects. Here, we aim to evaluate the efficacy of hydroxyurea in these subset of patients to normalize their platelet counts.This Retrospective study was conducted in the department of medical oncology and hematology at Am… Show more
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