Hi, Hello everyone.
I have posted here long ago, when I was first diagnosed with CML, in 2003. At the time, I started on Gleevec, and immediately had a Complete Remission, via FISH. Unfortunately, I also showed signs of CLL, which was confirmed. The CLL has been on "watchful waiting" until now. Recently my counts got very negative, due to the CLL, and I went to Mayo and found I have a 17p deletion, which is quite negative. For the CLL, I will go on Ibrutinib, a targeted therapy. Since Ibrutinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, I will need to stop Gleevec, at least for a while. I kind of wish my onc had been doing PCR's for a while, but at Mayo they did one and found my CML was undetectable. Can anyone point me to any studies about stopping Gleevec after long periods (in my case around 10 years) of Complete (or molecular) remission? The current plan is to check with regular PCR's for a reemergence of the BCR-ABL. Best wishes to all... David -- -- [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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
