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Vidaza or Dacogen?
From what I have been able to gather, it appears that Vidaza is generally the first drug that is tried - particularly with RAEB 2. My husband was scheduled to start conditioning treatment last year (in prep for a SCT) prior to some other serious health issues. The SCT was cancelled and treatment never started. In reviewing his declining numbers I would be surprised if they don't start treatment in the next couple weeks. I looked at my notes from last year and his doc had suggested starting him on Dacogen vs. Vidaza. In the meantime my (limited) research shows that Vidaza seems to be the drug of choice. Is it the mutations, patient's age, anticipated course of treatment, or merely the doc's choice that dictates what drug will be tried first?
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