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. 2021 Jan 22;100(3):e23935. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000023935

Table 2.

Answers refer to the time and frequency of IgG levels monitor, and management for the hypogammaglobulinemia patients.

Question Answers N (%)
When would you typically check IgG levels in a patient with CLL? At diagnosis 18 (37.50)
At treatment initiation 3 (6.25)
Regularly (e.g., every 3 months or annually) 22 (45.83)
If an infectious complication arises 1 (2.08)
Never or rarely 1 (2.08)
I do not manage patients with CLL 1 (2.08)
Other (please specify) 2 (4.17)
Do you routinely check uninvolved immunoglobulin subtypes in your patients with myeloma to look for hypogammaglobulinemia? Routinely, on a regular basis (e.g., every 3 months or annually) 33 (68.75)
Routinely, at diagnosis only 3 (6.25)
Only in the event of an infectious complication 2 (4.17)
Never or rarely 6 (12.50)
I do not manage patients with myeloma 1 (2.08)
Other (please specify) 1 (2.08)
What treatments do you use to prevent infections in secondary hypogammaglobulinemia? (check all that apply) Intravenous immunoglobulin replacement 34 (70.83)
Subcutaneous immunoglobulin replacement 1 (2.08)
Pneumococcal vaccination 1 (2.08)
Prophylactic antibiotics 5 (10.42)
None 10 (20.83)
Other (please specify) 0 (0)

CLL = chronic lymphocytic leukemia.