Here are the names of the Centers of Excellence in the Chicago area and key physicians. They can tell you what you have!! You may need to go one step beyond a Bone Marrow Biopsy. It's called a FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization) study. Bone marrow failure doesn't say much of anything. ITP by itself is not as frightening as it used to be 65 years ago when I developed mine. My spleen was removed, a standard treatment for the day, and still used for stubborn cases. Usually, a course of antibiotics is used today. Hope this is helpful. Good luck and be a strong advocate for yourself!
Loyola University Chicago
Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center
Maywood, Illinois
Scott E. Smith, MD, PhD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive
Cancer Center of Northwestern
University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
Olga Frankfurt, MD
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
Stephanie A. Gregory, MD
Jamile Shammo, MD
University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
Richard A. Larson, MD
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Steve Kessler,Age 71, Dx 3/2001, Currently AML converted from MDS, 5q-, 11q23, Negative response to Aranesp, Revlimid. Partial response to Vidaza in the past. On a study using ON1910.NA, counts too low to go to Stanford on schedule.
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