Hi megw214!
You know most members of this forum have MDS. This means that questions about AML and MPN - even if we know that the diseases often overlap - are difficult for us to answer.
You can get info about Dacogen for patients at the net like this info:
http://www.dacogen.com/
You are already aware of that most patients respond with decreased counts when they start with Dacogen. It often takes four or more cycles with Dacogen before the counts start to increase. Hopefully your dad will have a posisive response soon!
Kind regards
Birgitta-A
75 yo, dx MDS Interm-1 2006, supportive therapy with txs, injections for WBC and drugs for iron overload until 2010. Thalidomide with positive response 2010-2013 and Revlimid with good result 2013-2014. Now waiting for home care due to decreasing HBG though I receive 2 units of blood/week and very low Neutrophils (a kind of WBC) though I take one injection for the WBC every day.