Leukopenia

Olaparib monotherapy may be an effective treatment option for certain men with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer, according to results of a nonrandomized phase 2 trial.

Testing for Heartland virus disease should be part of the evaluation for patients who have an acute febrile illness with either leukopenia or thrombocytopenia that cannot explained by another condition or when a tick-borne disease is suspected, but there was no improvement after appropriate treatment, according to a review of the virus’s epidemiology.