RE: [CMLHope] 200mg/day effective for normal male?
The risk is a lack of response and that could lead to multiple complications including going into blast crisis. This could put the patient's life at risk. The standard dosage is 400 mg/day. How is the patient being monitored and what have the tests shown? Has a reason been given for not following the standard protocol for CML treatment? Pat in Phoenix -Original Message- From: cmlhope@googlegroups.com [mailto:cmlhope@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dour Daze Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 1:26 PM To: CMLHope Subject: [CMLHope] 200mg/day effective for normal male? What would you expect to transpire to a newly diagnosed cml patient chronic phase... male 6'0 if he is treated for a long period of time (more than 7 months) on 200 mg/day of Gleevec? What is the risk of the lower dosage? DD -- [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 -- [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
[CMLHope] 200mg/day effective for normal male?
What would you expect to transpire to a newly diagnosed cml patient chronic phase... male 6'0 if he is treated for a long period of time (more than 7 months) on 200 mg/day of Gleevec? What is the risk of the lower dosage? DD -- [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
Re: [CMLHope] dasatinib and hyperthyroidism
Hi Marty, I believe what you have is actually hypothyroidism. This is when your thyroid is under active. The drug Levothyroxine helps to compensate for that but in Mr Grinch's case, he said that has hyperthyroidism which is actually the opposite of what you have, it's an over active thyroid. If he took Levothyroxine, it would probably kill him. Unfortunately for Mr Grinch, hyperthyroidism is much more difficult to treat than hypothyroidism. Tracey --- On Fri, 6/10/11, Martin Gartenberg wrote: From: Martin Gartenberg Subject: Re: [CMLHope] dasatinib and hyperthyroidism To: cmlhope@googlegroups.com Date: Friday, June 10, 2011, 9:38 AM Hi, Actually I am not on any medication for CML because i had a bone marrow transplant more then 22 years ago but did develop hyperthyroidism because of all the radiation and chemotherapy I received. You really don't have to worry about it because there is a very simple solution to the problem. I use a drug called Levothyroxine which is a generic for Synthroid and is very inexpensive and really has no side effects except for making you feel much better. I use a very small dose .075 micrograms once a day. It is a little blue pill that takes your blues away. That's about it for your thyroid problem. I wish you continued health and happiness. And also 18's. In the Hebrew language the number 18 represents life, which is pronounced as Chi. It is said as if you were clearing your throat. Marty On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 6:16 PM, MrGrinch wrote: I was diagnosed with CML in Nov 2010 and began treatment on dasatinib later that month. My numbers are all going the right direction, which is great, but was getting an increasing amount of side effects. Several of the side effects were not normal for that drug, so I went to an endocrinologist and have discovered that I now have a significant thyroid problem. Has anyone else experienced hyperthyroidism after taking this drug? -- [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 -- [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 -- [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
Re: [CMLHope] dasatinib and hyperthyroidism
Hi, Actually I am not on any medication for CML because i had a bone marrow transplant more then 22 years ago but did develop hyperthyroidism because of all the radiation and chemotherapy I received. You really don't have to worry about it because there is a very simple solution to the problem. I use a drug called Levothyroxine which is a generic for Synthroid and is very inexpensive and really has no side effects except for making you feel much better. I use a very small dose .075 micrograms once a day. It is a little blue pill that takes your blues away. That's about it for your thyroid problem. I wish you continued health and happiness. And also *18's*. In the Hebrew language the number 18 represents life, which is pronounced as Chi. It is said as if you were clearing your throat. Marty On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 6:16 PM, MrGrinch wrote: > I was diagnosed with CML in Nov 2010 and began treatment on dasatinib > later that month. My numbers are all going the right direction, which > is great, but was getting an increasing amount of side effects. > Several of the side effects were not normal for that drug, so I went > to an endocrinologist and have discovered that I now have a > significant thyroid problem. Has anyone else experienced > hyperthyroidism after taking this drug? > > -- > [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 -- [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
