Dear Sandra/Viking Warrior, The key information in your report is not the word "abnormal" (which I'm sure scared you), but the quantitative PCR of 0.00187, which shows that there are very few Phillies left in your system. Over the last year or so consensus has been reached that a three log (thousand fold) reduction in qPCR over baseline is the critical point to reach, since the probability for relapse from that point is close to zero. 0.00187 is at or better than that three log reduction. So congratulations!
It's nice to see you back on the list, and I hope you're feeling well these days! Richard R > Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 21:29:48 -0600 > From: "Sandra McKernan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: PCR information help, please > > Dear Group (esp. Richard), > > It's been ages since I've posted. I've been in Remission on Gleevec for three > years. Every year I've had a BMB/BMA until this year, when my oncologist > finally consented to a perif. blood PCR test. I just got the results from the > lab, and I'm a bit nervous about the report. I haven't talked to my onc. yet, > so I have no source for interpretation. Could you please help me? > > BCR/ABL QUANTITATIVE 1 Q POS Abnormal > > Positive: There is evidence of the bcr/abl fusion transcript by RT-PCR > fusion transcript by RT-PCR analysis. > > (Next is an explanation of the test information) > > Then, on the bottom of the report it states: > BCR/ABL RATIO 0.00187 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give the gift of life to a sick child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/3iazvD/6WnJAA/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: [email protected] 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/
