My friend, Hidroxyurea will only postpone the problem. You should try any other drug. The injectable drug omacetaxine may achieve a durable response.
Check the site http://www.mdanderson.org/newsroom/news-releases/2009/drug-shows-promise-for-t315i-mutated-chronic-myeloid-leukemia.html On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Papu <pm.ru...@gmail.com> wrote: > My mom (51 yrs) a case of CML with extra medullary relapse resulting > in Neutizing Pyo-myositis of left calf requiring above knee > amputation. Mutation analysis studies have shown T315i mutation which > is known to be resistant to all available Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor > and she will require Allogenic Stem Cell Transplantation (HLA matched > with younger brother). > > Recently she went into blast crisis (Blast cell= 23%), so my concern > is should we try for promising drugs like HHT (Homoherringtonin) which > seems to work in case of T315i mutation. She is now on hydroxyurea 2 > to 3gm per day. What are the other possible treatment options > available ? > > -- > [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 > cmlhope-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -- Ricardo -- [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 cmlhope-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope
