Hello Folks,

 

A little Christmas poem from me to you.  I wish I could have named everyone, but know that you are all thought

of and have my very best wishes for your health and happiness this holiday season and through out the New Year!

 

Cheers!

 

 

‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the list,

  The posts were just brimming; such good news in our midst

 

The list members were all snuggled cozy in our beds,

With visions of a cure (and sugarplums – IM makes us hungry),

Danced in our heads; Mark and Cheryl, back from ASH their heads full of news,

Had just settled down for a long winter’s snooze,

 

When out in cyber space there a rose such a clatter,

We sprang to our computers to see what was the matter

 

The moon on the Brest of the new fallen snow,

Gave a luster of mid-day to objects below

(Thought I’d throw that in for those of you in Southern Climes so you can

get a picture of how pretty it is here in the North, but I digress)

When what should our wondering eyes should show up,

But a magical sleigh with Santa and a bunch of Hem/Oncs!

 

More rapid then eagles the courses they came,

As Santa whistled and shouted and called them by name;

Now Druker, Sawyers, Talpaz, and Mauro,

We have to get this done before tomorrow

Come on Hochhaus, Holyoake, Laneuville and Nimer

Get to work – let’s pull an all-nighter!

 

They jumped from his sleigh and dashed to the lab

To compare their notes with the data they had

With so many patients reaching CCR and PCRU- thanks to IM

The Hem/Onc team was excited to get into action again

 

Up the dose of IM and add RAD001,

We’ll shut down BCR-ABL & mTor and send the Phillies on the run!

With AMN107 and BMS (with too many numbers)

Having CML is not such a bummer!

 

Phase II for BMS and a cyto response from Jerry

We have many reasons to make this Christmas Merry!

Our knowledge of this disease has grown ten times ten

We are fighting a battle we know we can win!

 

With Protocols, samples and QPCR’s at the ready,

Everything was in place for several multi-center studies

As for that nasty Mutation T315I Druker exclaimed which such Glee,

There’s a new drug just about to enter a pre-development study!

 

Rob’s list serve, which started in 98

Has done a very good job of keeping us up to date

With the help of Richard R, we’ve learned more each year

And Nancy C. and Jennifer G. lend support with the knowledge they share

 

Thanks to Zarnestra, Dane can keep clicking away

And send us a link for his “pic” of the day

And Zavie counting Zero’s will be busy times two

He’ll count Zeros, Log Reductions and PCRU!

 

 

With everything set for 2005, the Hem/Onc’s and Santa were ready to fly

They sprang to the sleigh, and Santa gave a whistle,

And away they all flew like the down of a thistle,

But we heard them exclaim as they drove out of sight,

Happy Christmas CMLers and to all a good night!



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