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Mom on cyclosporine for years
My Mom was diagosed with AA at age 58 (12 years ago), and, until this past year, has lived a somewhat normal life. The most effective drug over that period of time appears to have been the cyclosporine. And she didn't develop any other cancer during that time. The disease has just recently morphed into MDS and she rec'd her first treatment of Dacogen (and it has knocked on her bottom). She has been hospitalized for 12 days or so now. But much of this may be attributed to her condition, and maybe not so much the Dacogen. She is not feeble and elderly by any stretch, but she has had rectal bleeding on/off for the last 9 months or so, and she developed pneumonia last weekend - although she seems to be battling that fairly well at the moment.
I believe Prednisone was another drug that she has taken extensively.
Good luck -
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Brian, son of Carol, diagnosed AA 1995, treated w cyclosporine, progressed to MDS, July 2007. Being treated w Dacogen currently - unsuccessfully.
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