- Patients should have adequate bone marrow function, defined by: absolute peripheral granulocyte count of >/= 1500 cells/mm^3, platelet count > 100,000 platelets/mm^3, and Hgb > 8.0 g/dl. For patients with documented bone marrow involvement, the following counts are acceptable for enrollment: absolute peripheral granulocyte count of > 1000 cells/mm^3 , platelet count > 75,000 platelets/mm^3.