Guest guest Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Hello all, I'm a 29 year old white male who was diagnosed with CML in June 2006. My WBC at the time was 335,000. That's down to normal and all my other numbers are stable. I was started on 400mg of Gleevec in July 2006 and stepped up to 600mg in August 2006, which is my current dosage. Here's a copy of my latest test: bcr/abl,t(9;22) Translocation Quantitative Assay by RT-PCR BCR/ABL SOURCE NOT SPEC BCR/ABL QUANTITATIVE 1 Q POS Positive: There is evidence of the bcr/abl fusion trancript by RT-PCR analysis. This result has been reviewed and approved by D. B., M.D. [used initials to protect doc's identity] Results are reported as a ratio of bcr/abl transcripts to G6PDH transcripts.The limit of detection for this assay is 1 in 1,000 cells. BCR/ABL RATIO 0.00005 BCR/ABL PREVIOUS SOURCE NOT APPL BCR/ABL PREVIOUS DRAW DT/TIME NOT APPL BCR/ABL PREVIOUS QUANT 1 NOT APPL BCR/ABL PREVIOUS QUANT RATIO NOT APPL So, my doctor said that this means a Major Molecular Response. What does that really mean? I know that's pretty good, but is that as good as it can get? Put it in laymans terms, please. I appreciate the help. Sincerely, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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