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Old Mon Sep 10, 2012, 02:00 PM
chrplunk chrplunk is offline
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Interesting

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Originally Posted by Hopeful View Post
Hi chrplunk,

Cyclosporine alone is not a typical immune suppressant regimen. When used in combination with the more powerful ATG, it can still take 6-9 months+ to see a response.

A Trisomy 8 mutation is thought to be indicative of an immune attack. So, I would be hesitant to try a hypomethylating agent before one of the other alternatives.
Interesting. I am unsure as to why there is no ATG but I suspect age is a factor here. I will find out though. Thanks for responding, it means so much to our family.
Chris
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Mother has MDS 71yrs RCMD Trisomy 8 and very healthy. IPSS score 1 with very low platelet counts.
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