- If a patient s bone marrow function falls below the indicated values and it is not thought to be related to prior treatments a hematology consult will be ordered. If Hematology deems the patients safe to proceed with treatment they will be allowed to enroll on study. In such cases, the patient s absolute neutrophil count must be greater than 1,000/mcl, hemoglobin must be greater than 7.5 g/dL and the platelet count must be > 75,000 mcL. Each patient will also be seen by a medical oncologist at each follow-up visit.