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Hi Steph,
I think you are mixing up things a little. Seeing some kind of response (like rising HGB) within the first 3 months is a positive sign that your brother will respond to the treatment.
The groups that tends to have a higher incidence of relapse are those that have a complete response very quickly. They tend to be taken off cyclosporine very early (sometimes in less than 6 months), which may contribute to their higher relapse rate (in my opinion).
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55 yo female, dx 9/08, AA/hypo-MDS, subclinical PNH, ATG/CsA 12/08, partial response. small trisomy 6 clone, low-dose cyclosporine dependent
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