Add Rituxan to CAL-101?

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I have been taking CAL-101 for a year now and have had good results so far. But

after falling to 9.5 after cycle 8, my lymphocyte count rose to 13.6 after cycle

10 and 19.5 after cycle 12. My last CT scan showed some internal nodes slightly

decreased and others slightly increased from the previous scan. My hemoglobin

and platelet counts have contined to improve even while the ALC has gone up. I

am now on the extension trial, but my doctor says CAL-101 may stop working for

me. If so, she wants to refer me to a transplant doctor (I have 17p deletion).

I was thinking that maybe adding Rituxan would help. I believe the extension

trial allows this. Also, I take 300mg of CAL-101 once per day. Perhaps going to

150mg twice per day would be better as that has been determined to be the

optimum dosage.