Hi Bskberry, Bill and I have quite a bit in common. I'm 41, don't have a sibling donor, and white cell counts went too low at 1 point. I was measured at...
Thank you Rob for your reply! Gwen lets try that next time cause I know Gary is on AOL too. Unfortunately, fellow citizens fighting Cancer, the chat room on...
Steve - Did Dr. D happen to mention whether he thought adding Leukine might drive some of the quiescent CML cells out of hiding? Also, what dose did you take,...
I think that would be a good idea. I haven't used IM much so I might need some help. I really enjoyed talking to you and Gary this week. I hope you both...
Richard, Dr. Druker did not mention this particular benefit from Leukine (Sargramostim) - he just said it would stimulate white blood cell production and raise...
my father was diagnosed with CML in July 2000. he started on Gleevec in May 2001. are there any known or new long term side effects from this drug? are there...
Gleevec has not existed long enough to know long term side effects, there may be some information on known side effects at: http://www.newcmldrug.com ...
Dear Members I would be interested to know what kind of abbreviations that are being used when talking about leukemia. I am creating the world's largest...
Hi my husband is on 400 mg of Gleevec each day and we are thinking of him taking it with dinner instead of breakfast hoping most of his fatigue would be...
Many of the GIST people on Gleevec have switched to a suppertime dose without problems. Time of day seems unimportant except that if taken too soon before...
Hi my husband takes 600 mg at night with dinner. It does cause him to feel tired. So we both figured best at night. Al takes pain killers also, at night. So he...
Hello! Yes, I started taking my Gleevec around 6PM with dinner just recently. It does cut down on the achy feeling that would curtain later afternoon...
Whoops, my last email meant to say "curtail any later afternoon activities" - see? It's almost 10 am and I am still not awake! Lynne Andrews dxd 12/2000...
Hello, I've been taking 400mg of Gleevec since 6/7/01 and sometimes I take it at lunch, sometimes at dinner - whichever happens to be the bigger meal. If I...
Hello All, Some of you may remember, awhile back, about my "Interferon and chocolate" study. Well, now that I've gained back 10+ pounds on Gleevec, that study...
I believe its because of the nausia that many experience ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. ...
I have been off line for some time. I started taking Gleevec as a Phase One Trial participant for CML in Aug, 99. I have been in complete cytogenetic...
[cross-posted] The 2001 abstracts from the American Society of Hematology's upcoming December meeeting are now available. There are numerous abstracts...
Hi All, I haven't posted to this site for a while, but have been reading the posts and checking the chatroom. Haven't been able to catch anyone in the...
Hi all. My name is Karen and I was diagnosed with CML 3 weeks ago. I joined the CML support group 2 days after my diagnosis and have gotten an overwhelming...
Beau, I am in the Phase One trial in L. A. and the phase one trial patients are being dropped from the trials. It seems they have all the information from our...
Beau, I am in an early phase II trial. At my last visit I specifically asked if the trial would be cancelled and I was told that there were no plans to do so....
Hi everyone, There is a great article in the December issue of Glamour Magazine on Gleevec featuring our own Paige Brown, Suzan McNamara and Jennifer Gangloff....
-Hi Zavie, May be it is possible for those who live outside the USA to post the article here Kind regards Henny, ... on Gleevec featuring our own Paige Brown,...