Top 15 Common Questions About Leukemia

How to lower white blood cell count?

Lymphoblastic leukemia requires chemotherapy medications that reduce the number of immature blood cells, also known as blasts. An example of these medications is cyclophosphamide which may be combined with high doses of methotrexate and dexamethasone, a type of steroid medication that reduces the number of white blood cells, as well. In myeloblastic leukemia.