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Leukemia
Archives for October 2013
Discussion List
Rituximab
Anyone familiar with this? Hubby was dx'd with CLL 17 years ago, Onc feels that this treatment will help. 4 weekly infusions. this will be his first treatment. He is 78 and is still going strong. thank you! Sue
WBC count
I was diagnosed with CLL about a year ago. Right now I have a white blood cell count of 14.6. I am fatigued quite a lot, and was wondering if it is just my job (teacher), or whether the CLL is possibly kicking in already. If anyone has any thoughts on this, and what I could expect in general, I would appreciate it. Thanks.
Dasatinib (Sprycel) - adult acute lymphocytic leukemia (Ph(+) ALL)
1. Can anyone provide information about the experiences of adult acute lymphocytic leukemia (Ph(+) ALL) patients who stopped taking Dasatinib (Sprycel) after going into remission and completing consolidation therapy? A stem cell transplantation was not and will not be performed. 2. What information and/or research is there…
To tell or not to tell....
Hi everyone, Here's my resume in short: Age of 12- Stage 4 Neuroblastoma 3 years of treatments Age of 17- AML, Allogeneic Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant Current Status: I'm Thank God, a few years post transplant, and I am Thank God well! Now for the question: I know of a few families who were determined to keep the…
AML M6- New to the site
My dad was diagnosed on July 2nd with AML.. We just found out that it is Acute Erythroid Leukemia, of course one of the rarer ones. Anyway, he did a clinical trial first and it only killed 80% of the cancer. He then did the standard induction chemo and that wiped his bone marrow clean. He has had a hard time getting his…
LGL - might have MDS now - Dr. Sokol at Moffitt Ctr in Tampa????
ugh - here we go again. Quick overview - Hubby diagnosed Dec 2012 with LGL Leukemia. Started with Methotrexate & high dose Prednisone. helped initially to increase hemoglobin, but not a sustainable treatment. Moved on to Cyclosporin A. no results. 3rd attempt was Campath, injectable. Did it for 6 cycles - absolutely…
all with ph+ adult
My husband has all w ph+. He needs someone to talk to. Can someone please help?