The authors report on the first part of an ongoing: controlled trial (52 cases) on the evaluation of the effectiveness of Li2CO3 treatment of drug-induced leukopenia in patients with solid tumors. The results indicate that treatment with 750 mg/day per os of Li2CO3 for 7 days is capable of raising the leukocyte count to a highly significant extent, without serious side effects. The leukocytosis is due to an increase in neutrophil granulocytes.
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