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Old Mon Apr 18, 2011, 12:05 PM
sophia68 sophia68 is offline
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Originally Posted by knstone View Post
Hi All,
My good response to restarting Revlimid after being off it for 27 months is continuing. Hgb now 9.7 from 6.0 in a period of 6 weeks. We are all surprised and very pleased at the secondary response. Other counts are all up as well but not to the same magnitude.

Don't ever give up, a secondary response to a drug can sometimes work.

Dear cathybee1, thanks for your kind words. Stay positive and some of the drugs now available can help Bruce.
Hi knstone,

My father was treated with vidaza, then thalomid and now revlimid since a month and a half ago...How long did it take for the revlimid to start working?
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Dad (83) DX w/MDS-RARS on 6/10/06.Prev treated w/Vidaza & Thalomid w/o success. Treated w/Decitabine w/some imprv discont after no resp. TX dep as of Aug'10 (evry 2-3 wks). Curr tkg Revlimid since Feb'11. Exjade since Apr'11. Recd lwr dsg decitabine on 6/6/11 in comb w/rev.
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