[CMLHope] Re: Philadelphia chromosome negative chronic myelogenous leukemia ...

2009-09-21 Thread Ricardo Gadelha
Nadya maggie, I think I did not express myself very clear with my question. My question is: are you Chonic Myelogenous Leukemia pacient but since the begining you have no chomossone philadelphia? This means that even though you are a CML pacient, what causes your disease is not this chromossone,

[CMLHope] Re: Philadelphia chromosome negative chronic myelogenous leukemia ...

2009-09-19 Thread Suzieq
Ricardo: I guess I am a little bit confused by the posts here..I think I understand what you meanyour friend has CML, but does not have the Philadelphia chromosome, thus how doe they treat it. Since that chromosome is what they look for in order to go on the Gleevec. I've been a part

[CMLHope] Re: Philadelphia chromosome negative chronic myelogenous leukemia ...

2009-09-18 Thread Nadia
yes!!! ME. Ph+ Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. If I can help, just ask. I am Nadia - Original Message - From: Ricardo Gadelha To: CMLHope@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 7:25 PM Subject: [CMLHope] Philadelphia chromosome negative chronic myelogenous leukemia ...

[CMLHope] Re: Philadelphia chromosome negative chronic myelogenous leukemia ...

2009-09-18 Thread maggy...@bellsouth.net
I've been reading along here. I, too, have the philadephia chromosome which is synonymous with having chronic myeloid leukemia, so I thought. Hence the gleevac. My last bcr-abl was 0.8. They suspect the next one a month later will return as negative. Halleluiah ! Diagnosed September