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To the Editor: Hartmann et al. (June 19 issue)¹ apparently assumed that a neutrophil count of zero per cubic millimeter has the same implications as a count of 499 per cubic millimeter, an assumption we all know is not correct. Failing to stratify according to the degree of neutropenia at the time of randomization fails to acknowledge this point. Furthermore, we are not told how many patients who were potentially eligible for this study refused to undergo randomization or how many were rejected for the study by their physicians because of extremely severe neutropenia. Since ethical considerations can skew the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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