Guest guest Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 log(26/68) = -0.42 But this is just the log reduction from your oct test. This is not what we in general call the log reduction, which is the reduction from the baseline value used by your lab. That said it is going down so it looks good. Cheers, Marcos. On Jan 16, 2008 3:42 PM, donnaberry99 <no_reply > wrote: > > > > > My PCR results today said my BCR/ABL is .026% my previous test in Oct > was .068%. In terms of log reduction am I right in presuming this is > kinda like a half log reduction? I am 6 mos on Gleevec so how am I > doing? > Donna > > -- Marcos Perreau Guimaraes Suppes Brain Lab Ventura Hall - CSLI Stanford University 220 Panama street Stanford CA 94305-4101 650 614 2305 650 630 5015 (cell) marcospg@... montereyunderwater@... www.stanford.edu/~marcospg/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 > > My PCR results today said my BCR/ABL is .026% my previous test in Oct > was .068%. In terms of log reduction am I right in presuming this is > kinda like a half log reduction? I am 6 mos on Gleevec so how am I > doing? > Donna > Well I would say very well but just to make sure you have the numbers right. Did you have a PCR done at the time of diagnosis? If so, what was the % then? It can depend on the lab and how their numbers compare to others but reaching a level of 0.05% or therabouts is considered to have achieved a Major Molecular Response. To have reached this after only 6 months is rare and a very good indicator that your CML will remain controlled for years to come. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Hi Donna, Good enough to get you into the Zero Club O!!! YIPPEEE!!! Number 1143 in the Zero Club Zavie You are doing fantastic. I am not clear as to the units of your PCR results. If they are indeed percentages, then the PCR values would be 0.00068 and 0.00026 representing a 4-5 log reduction which I find highly unlikely. If the values are 0.068 and 0.026, then you are almost at a 3 log reduction. Still, an outstanding response after 6 months. Zavie Please write me at e-mail: zmiller@... Zavie (age 69) 67 Shoreham Avenue Ottawa, Canada, K2G 3X3 dxd AUG/99 INF OCT/99 to FEB/00, CHF No meds FEB/00 to JAN/01 Gleevec since MAR/27/01 (400 mg) CCR SEP/01. #102 in Zero Club 2.8 log reduction Sep/05 3.0 log reduction Jan/06 2.9 log reduction Feb/07 3.2 log reduction Jun/07 3.6 log reduction Sep/07 e-mail: zmiller@... Tel: 613-726-1117 Fax: 309-296-0807 Cell: 613-202-0204 ID: zaviem _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of donnaberry99 Sent: January 16, 2008 6:43 PM Subject: [ ] Confused test results My PCR results today said my BCR/ABL is .026% my previous test in Oct was .068%. In terms of log reduction am I right in presuming this is kinda like a half log reduction? I am 6 mos on Gleevec so how am I doing? Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Donna that is terrific news.. yippeeeeee congratulations donnaberry99 <no_reply > wrote: My PCR results today said my BCR/ABL is .026% my previous test in Oct was .068%. In terms of log reduction am I right in presuming this is kinda like a half log reduction? I am 6 mos on Gleevec so how am I doing? Donna --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Hi , Zavie is the expert when it comes to phoning labs and beating information out of them I'm sure he'll have some tips for you but the first step I would suggest is if you can get a copy of the PCR report, then you should see the name of the lab on the report and the doctor who signed off on the test. Take care, Tracey >> My PCR> results today said my BCR/ABL is .026% my previous test in Oct > was.068%.> In terms of log reduction am I right in presuming this is > kinda like a> half log reduction? I am 6 mos on Gleevec so how am I > doing?> Donna>WellI> would say very well but just to make sure you have the numbers right.Didyou> have a PCR done at the time of diagnosis? If so, what was the % then?Itcan> depend on the lab and how their numbers compare to others but reaching a> level of 0.05% or therabouts is considered to have achieved a Major> Molecular Response. To have reached this after only 6 months is rare and a> very good indicator that your CML will remain controlled for years to> come.Well done!>> __________________________________________________________> Get the power of Windows + Web with the new Windows Live.> http://www.windowsl<http://www.windowslive.com? ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_powerofwindows_012008>ive.com? ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_powerofwindows_012008>>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]>>>> -- Marcos Perreau GuimaraesSuppes Brain LabVentura Hall - CSLIStanford University220 Panama streetStanford CA 94305-4101650 614 2305650 630 5015 (cell) marcospgcsli (DOT) <mailto:marcospg%40csli.stanford.edu> stanford.edumontereyunderwater@ <mailto:montereyunderwater% 40gmail.com> gmail.comwww.stanford.edu/~marcospg/[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser!! > http://biggestloser.msn.com/ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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