I am facing my second round of AA treatment with ATG. I have been trying to get into a clinical trial at NIH but my counts are not quite severe enough. There is also some question about whether I was treated with h-ATG or r-ATG the first time around, and that might affect which one to give this time.
When I was evaluated by Dr Paquette earlier this year, he mentioned in his letter that my original dosage of ATG was not the standard.
So I am researching protocols and dosages on the web so that I can review them with my hemo before I go in for the next round. I asked NIH, but they said they don't share their protocols.
So far, I found one article that indicates the standard dosages for ATG and Cyclosporin, dated 2005 from Dr Maciejewski:
http://asheducationbook.hematologyli...ull/2005/1/110
Does anyone else have any links or knowledge about this? Also, if one had h-ATG the first round, is r-ATG best the second time? What about vice-versa?
Thanks in advance!
