CAL-101 and pneumonia (was: Cough and CAL 101)

[Guest guest]

This sounds dangerous. I am surprised they sent him home

with nothing more than just antibiotics. Pneumonia can turn

nasty in quick time, something to watch out for in CLL

patients.

A recent paper of previously treated CLL patients on CAL-101

reported as many as 24% of the patients contracted

pneumonia.

http://updates.clltopics.org/3444-cal-101-update-half-full-glass

Larry

>

> The cough has now turned to pneumonia it seems. The local

> ER did a chest xray and it comes back looking like popcorn.

> Tested positive for viral in a nose swab. The cbc is

> normal, oxygen " ok " . But he is now running a fever of 102.

> They gave him an antibiotic and sent him home.