Re: my Revlimid results

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Ellen,

I began Revlimid 22 months ago with a rising white count

of 244K and a newly-acquired 11q deletion. For about a

year I had enlarged lymph nodes, including armpit nodes

'fully-packed' and the size of tennis balls. Whether from

'tumor flare' or del11q we may never know. I persevered

and have settled into a regimen of 5mg Revlimid daily.

During these 22 months, my ANC was never below 1.4;

my platelets never below 146; and hemoglobin never below 10.

My current numbers are WBC=10K, ANC=2.3, PLT=160,

HGB=12.7 and my nodes are perhaps 10% of what they

were 6 months ago.

Wayne McPhersonCape Girardeau, MO.70, CLLdx 9/99, stage 1, DAT(Coombs)negtrisomy 12, CD38+, unmutated, ZAP70+WBC 113K when MyVax began 3/1/07

11q deletion arose between MyVax trial & Revlimid trial.WBC 244K when Revlimid began 10/15/08

I am in my second clinical trial at MDA..........