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Old Wed Jan 14, 2009, 05:07 AM
Birgitta-A Birgitta-A is offline
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Revlimid response, low platelets and transfusion independence

Hi all,
Here is an abstract about Revlimid and treatment-related cytopenia (especially significant declines in platelet count).

Patients with lower-risk MDS patients who have a 5q deletion more often will be transfusion independent if they react with declines in platelet counts.

These findings support the hypothesis that Revlimid has a direct cytotoxic effect on the del(5q) clone, and that the observation of this effect may be indicative of a transfusion independence response.

http://www.oncologystat.com/journals...Syndromes.html
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Birgitta-A
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