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Surprised to see Allopurinol mentioned, I used to take this for gout. Don't suffer from it now but how does it help CLL patients ?
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That's a good question I'd been wondering about too Barmouth as my husband has used it for gout. Found this explanation which helped me to understand. A bit dated but still as valid;
updates.clltopics.org/278-p...
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Very commonly used in high white blood cell count (WBC) patients in the first and second round of treatment to prevent hyperuricaemia. TLS tumour lysis syndrome etc.
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High cell turnover can trigger higher Uric Acid levels and gout symptoms.