--- In [email protected], "alcotta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > After his first 1 1/2 years on Gleevec, his white blood count started > to raise again so they doubled his dose and that worked. Does this > mean that some people will build up a tollerance to the medicine? I > know that Gleevec has only been on the market for a few years but > does anyone know about studies on how long it works? I've been > reading about "super Gleevec" and the Bristol Myers BMS-354825. > Sounds very promising. > > Also I'm curious about the side effects from Gleevec. My dad is > often grasping his side like he has some type of pain - is that > common? Are there any other common side effects? __________________ Hi Alexis, You can develop a mutation that makes your leukemia cells less sensitive to Gleevec.....and then a higher dose is sometimes an effective treatement change. If you just joined the list, I would encourage you to go back to the beginning of December (you can read old posts from the website) and look for the posts from Cheryl-Anne and Mark with reports from the annual ASH (Amer. Society of Hematologists) conference. There are some good summaries about all this information...all the latest findings. Also, you can find a lot of information, about side effects and remedies, etc. on this website of one of our listmembers: www.cmlsupport.com this is a good starting place to get lots of info about cml and Gleevec treatment. Hope this info helps. Nancy C. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $4.98 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Q7_YsB/neXJAA/yQLSAA/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/
