[CMLHope] Re: Interferon and chemo

2008-02-12 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Actually Trey, This year at ASH there was lots of renewed interest in low dose interferon and using it in combination with other drugs. There is also new work on the fact that Peg IFN seems to lessen the side effects. Anyway, some of the biggest names in CML were quite interested and vowed to s

[CMLHope] Re: Interferon and chemo

2008-02-10 Thread Trey
The IRIS Study has shown that Gleevec is far superior to the previous drugs. Even if people initially responded to Interferon, Ara-C, and Hydroxyurea, these responses were not as deep and durable as with Gleevec, so long term survival rates were poor when compared to the 95% overall survival rate