Dacogen during 5 days
Hi all,
Now the FDA approves 5 day dosing regimen for Dacogen® (decitabine): http://www.eisai.com/view_press_rele...=147&press=251 16% of the patients showed an overall response that I don't think is very impressive compared to a little more than 50% with Vidaza but we still don't know anything about which patient that will get a good response. Kind regards Birgitta-A |
dacogen vs erlotinib
my husband william has been dx with mds raeb 2 his last bmb 2 weeks ago showed 17% blasts up from 10% last sept. so vidaza has stopped working. it was suggested at moffett cancer center yesterday to either try dacogen on the same schedule as vidaza or we could try a clinical trial for erlotinib we went with the clinical trial first to be bmb in 2 months they said if he showed improvement it would be quickly as he would need less transfusions as he is getting them weekely now if he does not imrove they will try the dacogen pray for us
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Erlotinib
Hi helen,
I can't find any results from studies on erlotinib in MDS patients but the drug has good effect on blast cells from MDS patients in vials. Hope erlotinib will kill your husbands blast cells! Kind regards Birgitta-A |
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Low platelets
Hi Rose,
Have you read what Kirby has written about his treatment with the new drug Promacta for low platelets? The drug is only approved for the bleeding disease Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura bur Kirby managed to get it though he has MDS. I am hoping to get the drug myself. Kind regards Birgitta-A 71 yo, dx MDS Interm-1 May 2006, transfusion dependent, Desferal and Exjade for iron overload, Neupogen 2 injections/week for low WBCs, last platelet count 32, asymptomatic |
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