There are phase II&III clinical trials ongoing for Gleevec in combination with chemotherapy for prostate cancer. I believe MD Anderson, OHSU, MSKCC, Mayo...
Imatinib Shows No Benefit For Refractory Or Recurrent Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome, And Myeloproliferative Disorders A DGReview...
[cross posted] Hi all, The Summer 2003 issue of the CMLUpdate newsletter is now published, thanks to generous help from several individuals. Some of the things...
Hello everyone, In case y'all don't recall, my son Doug was diagnosed with CML in October 2000, put on Gleevec in a trial in December, and is now in a complete...
http://www.lef.org/news/disease/2003/07/27/eng-insidevc_home/eng-insidevc_home_040215_6584250226471923722.ew.html [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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This link may work better. And if the URL isn't all in one line, you will have to cut and paste it into your browser: ...
Apparently Yahoo changes the URL we are trying to post, they add a \ into it where it breaks into the second line on the message page. So the link we've been...
I was joining because my older brother, who lived in Colorado (I live in NY) started taking Gleevec around 2 years ago & this year his insurance co changed...
There are not many good things to suggest. He might want to look at appealing the insurance company decision. With the changes in government laws that regulate...
Hi Shira, Your brother should talk and appeal to his insurance company. A bone marrow test should cost around US$400 or a little bit more if you go by the...
Hi, Nancy: The issue of Gleevec-induced phosphorous (P) depletion was discovered by accident at one of the trial centers during routine examination of a...
I am new to the group so I'm still trying to figure out how to get my questions answered and hook up with others who may know about Gleevec and it's uses with...
Someone's computer has been infected with a virus. Once again, this is a plea to maintain current virus protection software. You can't just load it and then...
does anyone know if this drug has ever been used for this disease its very rare and i can not find anything where it has been tried. Just wondering if anyone...
Hello everyone My mom was dx with CML about a month ago. It has been the hardest month of my life so far. She was dx as chronic and is 56 years old. I want...
Hi Sparky, The answer to your question depends on what province your mother lives in. I'm only familliar with Quebec and Ontario. If she lives in either one...
You should join the CML group too at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cml Rob ... From: Sorayah Kassim-Lakha To: Gleevec@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August...
Dear All, i just want to share my feelings. i'm very disappointed to my government. When my dad has CML, the doctor inform us that there is few choices. 1)...
Hello Sparky, The answer to this question depends on which province you live in and whether or not you have supplemental private insurance. If you do not have...
For those who do not have upto date virus scanner software, may be you can not afford to continually renew the licence. There is an alternative (This not an...
I have received hundreds of emails so far today which were infected with sobig and other viruses so apparently it is very widespread. Here are links to some...
Hello everybody! I got CML diagnosis May 2002, started Interferon June 2002 and 400 mg of Glivec ( as Gleevec is here called) November 2002. PCR-test was made...
my mother has been suffering fron sweats for 3 days, could this be because of the gleevec?? ... From: Pirkko To: Gleevec@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August...
I am having severe leg, hands and foot cramps. I was dx with CML 2/99 been on Gleevec since 2/01. What if anything are some of you using for the cramps. ...
CML Yahoo Chat Reminder 0100 GMT The site is at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML/chat In North America it means 9:00 PM EST/DST Tuesday 8:00 PM CST...
I've been on Gleevec since March 2001. The only side effects I have are also the same kinds of cramps. They usually don't last that long, but can be very...