Guest guest Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Hi Jane, I also forgot to mention that the 2nd generation drug, dasatinib (the BMS) drug is expected to be approved in June in the US....and that will gradually start availability elsewhere??? I don't know the time frame or process. Many who have switched from Gleevec to this drug in trials find that the side effects are much less for them. So this might also be a future option for you. It is a more potent drug (so should work as well or better than IM) but has fewer side effects. And about the stress causing CML.......what stress does is decrease the effectiveness of your immune system.......which might have played a part. For 'some' reason, your immune system did not recognize your first cml cell as 'defective' and eliminate it. Best wishes, C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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