lymphocyte question
Hi Greg,
Congratulations on your good response to Campath!
I was looking at your graphs on lymphocyte count. Do they refer to absolute lymphocyte count?
While getting ATG, my absolute lymphocyte count only went down to 0 on the first day of treatment. It was back at 0.1 on the second day and 0.8 the day after my last day of ATG. Perhaps achieving (and holding) a zero lymphocyte count during treatment differentiates the quick responders from the slow responders (like me)??? I'm wondering if a person's response can be predicted during treatment based on their absolute lymphocyte count. In other words, if the treatment doesn't destroy all of the lymphocytes, is a person more likely to have a slow or partial response?
I hope your recovery continues to go well.
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58 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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