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Rachel,
I believe that if the MDS shows as back, they 'might' do a very strong dose of Vidaza for 7 days and then a DLI (donor lymphocyte infusion)...
I was going to receive the above, until they realized I had transformed to RBC Leukemia...
hate to quote Wiki: "One strategy of managing relapse, donor leukocyte infusion, might eliminate the need for a second BMT in some patients."
I'm D19 after the start of my chemo, and my erythroblast's were 70-80% before hand, now as of last Monday's BMB, they were <10% and still falling... So a very successful result...
Don't give up hope, there are a lot of things they can still do, I too am going for a second transplant around August 31st...
All the best to you and your Dad, and may God Bless us ALL!!!
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Married, father of three daughters; now 46; diagnosed w/ Major form MDS 6/18/2013; had low counts across the board; Multiple chromosome abnormalities; Finished 2nd round Dacogen 9/13; SCT - Oct. 31, 2013; Sibling match 10/10  ; 5.5% blasts down to 3%, now 1% (post BMT)
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