Table 2 Recommended lab testing before Alemtuzumab treatment/retreatment
From: Hands on Alemtuzumab-experience from clinical practice: whom and how to treat
Differential blood count, and optionally an immune status depending on the pretreatment and on the number of lymphocytes |
Liver panel including SGOT, SGPT, GGT, bilirubin |
Kidney panel including Creatinine, GFR |
Thyroid panel including TSH, T3, T4 |
Infection status including Syphilis, VZV, HIV, hepatitis serology, TB test (eg. Quantiferon test) |
Coagulation panel including INR, PTT |
Urine panel including quantitative urinalysis by sediment microscopic analysis |
HPV screening and pregnancy test in women |
Infection screening panel including CRP, BSG |