--- In [email protected], "pennyam1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have any of you had the experience where you began on 400 mg then 600 > mg gleevec and not had them work and then been put on 800 mg and had > that finally put you in remission? My son was on 400mg for 2 years > and all of a sudden his tests weren't good so a couple of months ago > they jumped him to 600 mg. and his PCR just came back at 14% so they > are increasing him to 800mg. I am just wondering if this might do some > good or if we need to be worried and looking into something else, like > BMT. I will appreciate any help or info you care to share. Thanks, > Penny M.
Yes Penny, I have went through this. I did not respond as well to the 400mg but once I started the 800mg...it made a big difference. I now take 600mg. I reached remission after 18 months. Pat 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/
