to Anjana et al:
If an interesting number of patients on Gleevec develop shingles, it
might be rewarding to go on the shingles vaccine that has recently had
a wide-population test in the VA Hospital system. Perhaps we should all
ask our oncs about that.
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These are all medical abstracts from medical journals. You can access
them at Pubmed. Please bear in mind that these are all lab studies.
However, I have given below the study by MD Anderson doctors on Gleevec
patients getting shingles. There is a low incidence of patients on
Gleevec getting sh
These are all medical abstracts from medical journals. You can access
them at Pubmed. Please bear in mind that these are all lab studies.
However, I have given below the study by MD Anderson doctors on Gleevec
patients getting shingles. There is a low incidence of patients on
Gleevec getting sh
DO YOU HAVE THE ACTUAL LINKS TO THESE ARTICLES. I WOULD LIKE TO COPY THEM
AND GIVE THEM TO MY LAWYER FOR MY SSD CASE.
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I am surprised that you do not think the Mayo Clinic doctors state
that long-term Gleevec can affect immunity, it says there in black and
white. It is clear that some studies showed immune system of patients
can be compromised by Gleevec and some do not. Whether this translates
from the petridi
Actually I believe we are only talking about semantics here. I am glad
you pointed out the interesting T-cell article, which also uses the
word "suppress". So let's just say we agree that folks on Gleevec are
not in danger of disease and infection that would prevent us from
living an otherwise n
Hi Trey,
I am afraid you are wrong. Doctors are NOT talking about suppression
of the immune system like in low WBC when they talk about Gleevec and
the immune system. They are talking about Gleevec inhibiting the
proliferation of the T-cell lymphocytes, which are part of our immune
system.
Friday, November 17, 2006 8:35 AM
Subject: [CMLHope] Re: No immune compromise if PCRU
There is a difference between suppressing the immune system and
compromising it, and the articles talk about suppression, not
compromise. If the WBCs are very low, as can occur in some CMLers on
Gl
Thanks for the response
chris in minn
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Subject: [CMLHope] Re: No immune compromise if PCRU
Dear Chris and Mike,
There is a difference between suppressing the immune system and
compromising it, and the articles talk about suppression, not
compromise. If the WBCs are very low, as can occur in some CMLers on
Gleevec, then it is suppressed and somewhat more susceptible to a virus
or bacteria, but can still res
Dear Chris and Mike,
There are 2-3 articles from the doctors that show Gleevec can
compromise the immune system. Yuo are very right, Christine.
Roy, though, has not had many coughs and colds after Gleevec compared
to before. Before CML, he would always go through colds like 2-3 times
a yea
We all have different side effects. For me, Gleevec restored the
energy levels that CML robbed from me. At diagnosis I was weak and
felt horrible. Now, after 14 months on Gleevec I have plenty of
energy, even though I am not as young as I used to be. But that
doesn't mean that others will resp
CMLers tend toward having anemia, so can feel tired more easily. That
is related to the red blood cells. That is different than a
"compromised immune system", which is primarily related to the white
blood cells. I think most of us feel like we are lacking full energy
levels. It is a good idea
The facts do not support a theory that CML patients who respond well to
Gleevec or Sprycel have a compromised immune system, unless their WBC
counts are very low. The definition of a compromised immune system is
in the WBC count numbers, so if the WBC numbers are close enough to
normal (probably
I have noticed the same thing Lori, things that I used to get over in hours or a day or two now seems to take days or weeks to go away.
Hugs,
Katy
--DX: 10/03 400mg gleevec 1st remission: 12/03 #677 in Zero Club 1st relapse: 6/05 raised to 600mg gleevec 2nd second remission: 8/05 2nd relapse: 6/
THAT would explain it!
--DX: 10/03 400mg gleevec 1st remission: 12/03 #677 in Zero Club 1st relapse: 6/05 raised to 600mg gleevec 2nd second remission: 8/05 2nd relapse: 6/06 to current Taken off of gleevec 6/06 xanga.com/katybug45
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Not to add fuel, here, however I believe that there are some recent studies
that have been mentioned to me regarding the suppression of the immune system as
a result of Gleevec. Anyone know more on this??
chris in minn
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Hi Mike,
My Onc. said the same thing your ER doc said. He told me that he did NOT want me getting sick. That I was more susceptible and that if I did get sick (even in remission) and started running a fever of 100.5 or greater to let him know. Now I am not that great a patient soo my temp
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