Yes, there are often differences in results depending on what lab is doing the testing, and their way of testing. I used to have all my marrow and blood sent to Oregon but that became expensive so they were sent to Mt. Sinai in NYC where I live. The results varied between the two, and I was told it was a matter of equipment and protocols used. Now, I have the testing done at Weill-Cornell-Presbyterian, where I am treated, and have found that if they are double tested, Mt. Sinai plus Weill-Cornell, the results are sometimes slightly different but not in a way that causes alarm. Personally, I have a sort of wariness when it comes to Quest: perhaps it has to do with the atmosphere there or perhaps it is because of my unhappy experiences with the the techs who draw blood: they are so pressured and rushed that I always walk away bruised and the needle stick is usually painful. That's just my experience: no doubt other people are happy with the service.
On Jan 23, 10:02 am, Raj <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello All, > > I have a question and would like to check and see if others have > experienced similar. I am on 400mg Gleevec and on Novartis trial 106. > > My oncologist told me that the BRC-ABL by RT-PCR blood work that I got > done at Quest Labs in December shows big increase from 0.0004 to 0.069 > which is not good. However the blood work done by Novartis reference > lab which was done just 50 days prior to Quest Blood work shows no > change from last one. We will be repreating Quest blood work but not > sure how things can change in 40-50 days. Could the method used by > Quest be different? > > Has anyone experienced something similar? Only reason why I went to > Quest after getting study blood work is sometimes it takes months for > Study blood work to come back. > > Thanks > > Regards, > Raj -- [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope
