IL-10 combined with procalcitonin improves early prediction of complications of febrile neutropenia in hematological patients

► IL-10 is an early predictor of complicated course of febrile neutropenia. ► Procalcitonin stays elevated for several days in complicated febrile neutropenia. ► Levels of IL-6 and IL-10 normalize more rapidly than that of procalcitonin. ► IL-10 combined with procalcitonin improves early prediction of complications.