What is ANC?
Posted by stephanie on October 19th, 2007
The real number of white blood cells (WBCs) is called absolute neutrophil count (ANC). The ANC is not measured directly. It is derived by multiplying the WBC count times the percent of neutrophils in the differential WBC count. The percent of neutrophils consists of the segmented (fully mature) neutrophils) + the bands (almost mature neutrophils). The normal range for the ANC = 1.5 to 8.0 (1,500 to 8,000/mm3). Per the protocol the cutoff for “no chemo” is < 1000. My ANC today is just high enough at 1200.