Twenty-six courses were delayed by a median of 7 days (range, 3-29 days), with interferon-alpha-2b administration frequently omitted because of thrombocytopenia, most often after Day 5.
A randomized study comparing interferon (IFN alpha) plus low-dose cytarabine and interferon plus hydroxyurea (HU) in early chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).