Re: nilotinib (tasigna) Beth-labs today

[Guest guest]

Hi Beth,

You have the rash too!? Most times it doesn't bother me either, but if I get a

" hot flash " (nother story - haha) it gets really red. Drinking ice cold water

helps me the most. Except for my sensitive teethe, then it really hurts.

Overall, I can't complain. my counts are stable. I had labs done today and my

wbc is 3.1, hgt 9.5, and plts 181,000. Last week they were 196,000.

Have a good weekend. I hope to squeeze my little granddaughter tomorrow.

Yehhhhh.

God's Blessings,

Jackie S

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From: " bethgalliart@... " <bethgalliart@...>

Sent: Fri, January 29, 2010 5:28:33 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] nilotinib (tasigna) itch, rash

Hi Jackie,

Thanks for posting this! Me too on the rash! It is so funny, I started two days

after you and seem to follow you in side effects by a couple of days...The rash

isn't too bad and as my boss said it makes me look " healthy " (whatever that

means!). But it does feel like a mild sunburn.

Beth

[ ] nilotinib (tasigna) itch, rash

hi all,

i recently switched to nilotinib (tasigna), in an effort to get my pcr

down to zero (had decent response on gleevec, but wanted something

more aggressive to try to get down to zero). anyway, i started

nilotinib about 7 days ago and have developed a rash on my face that

looks like a moderate sunburn, as well as a really intense itch on my

scalp. anyone have any tips for managing these side effects? they are

not intolerable, but are quite annoying! any advice would be much

appreciated.

thanks,

daniel

[Guest guest]

Hi Jackie,

You know I always try to be just like you when it comes to side effects! :-) I

am glad to hear your counts are stable. That is A Good Thing.

You too enjoy your weekend and your time with your granddaughter.

Beth

[ ] nilotinib (tasigna) itch, rash

hi all,

i recently switched to nilotinib (tasigna), in an effort to get my pcr

down to zero (had decent response on gleevec, but wanted something

more aggressive to try to get down to zero). anyway, i started

nilotinib about 7 days ago and have developed a rash on my face that

looks like a moderate sunburn, as well as a really intense itch on my

scalp. anyone have any tips for managing these side effects? they are

not intolerable, but are quite annoying! any advice would be much

appreciated.

thanks,

daniel