Re: Tracey - Serum Testing

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Hi Sue,

They supposedly looked at this issue during the phase I trials and found that

body size had nothing to do with serum levels or metabolization but I have to

tell you that from my experience with seeing the patients on this list, the ones

who have the most problems with side effects, are almost always the tiny people.

Tracey

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> Tracey

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> Question

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> This maybe a naive question

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> Do you think height and weight have anything to do with amount of serum in the

body.

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> I am only a very short person and not that hefty and on 600mg

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> compared with someone who is very tall and big boned on the same dose.

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> I do not know that glivec works in this way - but just asking if it made a

difference

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> If it did - then perhaps I would have the same serum amount as a person on

800mg

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> I am not thinking of changing dose or drug - just a query?

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> In fact when at one time I asked my specialist could I go down to 400mg he

looked at me

> as if I had 3 heads and said - we are on a winner here and we are not changing

unless you

> become resistant. Then got a stern lecture to about compliance of taking

drugs just to make

> the point that I had to go Whoa!!

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> Sue (Aussie)

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