See recent posts this week about BM biopsy. The recommendation is a marrow at diagnosis, 6 months and 12 months after starting Gleevec. Perhaps another one at 18 months depending on how the person is responding. Might skip this one if a Complete Cytogenetic response (0/20 metaphases Ph+) was previously reached. The recommendation thereafter is a marrow on a yearly basis. These recommendations might change in the future.
Ideally your husband should have a marrow test at 12 months from the time he began Gleevec. If that cannot be done, then it seems to me a good idea to at least have a FISH and PCR test done on the blood. The recommendation is for a quantitative PCR test for BCR-ABL every 3 months (regardless of response to Gleevec). On Mar 13, 9:54 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > My husband was diagnosed with CML in June and had his first BMB in > September. We have since switched oncologists. His new oncologist says > that he does > not need another BMB at the present time because he is on Coumadin and > doesn't want him to have it because of the risk factor. (He is doing very > well on > the Gleevec.) Of course I don't want him to go through another painful BMB, > but I also feel that he is not getting the proper care because of the > Coumadin. Shouldn't a BMB be given every 6 months? I would appreciate any > feedback > and/or information. > > Blessings to you all, > Lee > > **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & > Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [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 CMLHope@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
