Guest guest Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 We hello all! Rotten place to meet isn't it? Think about it! This is like having tea and cake while watching a slow motion train wreck. And we are watching it happen to us. Oh, my name is george and I was diagnosed with CML in April 2006, and I was told about this group by Bobby who I met at the UofM Cancer Center. I know we've all had more than our share of cancer and cancer treatment, but I've had more than my share. You see my wife, Doreen, was diagnosed with breast cancer in in August of 2006. She was cancer free for one year before the cancer came back with a vengence. Sadly I lost my dearest Doreen this past January. Well enough said about that. I've been through some of the drugs that you are familiar with, Gleevec, which worked for about a year, then Sprycel that worked for about 8 months. At that point I was told by my doctor that my only options were a bone marrow transplant or a clinical trial, both available at the University of Michigan. I opted for the clinical trial keeping a transplant as my ace in the hole. The first trial I participated in was a Phase One trial of XL-228. Worked for only a few months. Now I've been in in the Ariad AP trial since the first of the year. And it isn't working as planned. It is doing something, but I'm not getting any big clinical splash. Well looking forward to conversing with you folks, take care. george rudzinski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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