Re: starting the clock or not? - thanks Dr. Furman

[Guest guest]

Dr. Furman,

Thanks for the post. Putting Dr. O'Brien's observation in context is

helpful.

And it is certainly true that no matter how much research we all

read...we still are not going to know! But, the research give us

some parameters so that decisions are a bit more than shots in the

dark.

From what I gather, your approach is to treat CLL as chronic and

manageable (if possible), rather than necessarily go for complete

eradication if that means few options at relapse. I like that

approach and hope it can work for many of us.

Again, thanks a lot for bringing a medical and knowledgeable addition

to the forum.

Of course, I particularly liked your optimism that some good things

might come along in the next five years. I know I read that a lot of

people get discouraged that the progress is too slow or never

happens. Good to hear you believe there ARE promising things on the

horizon.

Helene