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Originally Posted by knstone
Hi All,
My good response to restarting Revlimid after being off it for 27 months is continuing.  Hgb now 9.7 from 6.0 in a period of 6 weeks. We are all surprised and very pleased at the secondary response. Other counts are all up as well but not to the same magnitude.
Don't ever give up, a secondary response to a drug can sometimes work.
Dear cathybee1, thanks for your kind words. Stay positive and some of the drugs now available can help Bruce. |
Hi knstone,
My father was treated with vidaza, then thalomid and now revlimid since a month and a half ago...How long did it take for the revlimid to start working?
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Dad (83) DX w/MDS-RARS on 6/10/06.Prev treated w/Vidaza & Thalomid w/o success. Treated w/Decitabine w/some imprv discont after no resp. TX dep as of Aug'10 (evry 2-3 wks). Curr tkg Revlimid since Feb'11. Exjade since Apr'11. Recd lwr dsg decitabine on 6/6/11 in comb w/rev.
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