Hi, My name is David, I have been a silent member for 4 years now and to start I want to thank everyone for their posts. They have helped me in a large way.
My history is as follows: Name: Dave Blackier dx age: 28 dx: Dec 17th, 2001 Gleevec: Since January 2002 Current Dose: 400mg I started Gleevec at 600mg which caused my white blood cell count to drop. I was reduced to 300mg and gradually increase until I reached 600mg again. Once at 600mg I quickly achieved CCR followed by MMR. I was dropped to 400mg and have been there for 1.5 years now. I have been asked to take part in a Novartis clinical trial where they will evaluating the effects of increasing the Gleevec dosage to 800mg on individuals that are currently having a molecular response at 400mg. The purpose of the trial is to understand whether increasing Gleevec dosage has a positive effect on people who have had little luck at 400mg. I want to help, but where I have been extremely sensitive to Gleevec past and I'm afraid of the side effects of 800mg. I discussed this with my Doctor and he approved of my participation. Where my Doctor is the principal investigator, I would welcome everyone's feedback or opinions! Sorry for the length of the post. Cheers! Dave ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> AIDS has a woman's face. Help women to protect themselves. http://us.click.yahoo.com/VHwV5B/TREMAA/xGEGAA/8zSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> New! Sign up for local CML support group meetings in your local community at http://cml.meetup.com Apply for Commercial Real Estate loans online and submit your deal to dozens of hungry lenders in just minutes. Loan programs for all types of business and commercial real estate. Apply anytime at http://realestatezoo.com CML (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Support List) --------------------------------- Part Of CMLHope.Com An International Community Of CML Patients For more information: http://cmlhope.com Post Message: cml@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To No Mail/Web: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CML Group Web Site http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
