Til patienter med lymfocyttal > 25 x 109/ l bør der gives 100 mg prednison eller prednisolon intravenøst kort tid før infusionen med MabThera for at nedsætte antallet og sværhedsgraden af akutte infusionsreaktioner og/ eller cytokine release syndrome.
For CLL patients whose lymphocyte counts are > 25 x 109/ L it is recommended to administer prednisone/ prednisolone 100 mg intravenous shortly before infusion with MabThera to decrease the rate and severity of acute infusion reactions and/ or cytokine release syndrome.