Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Phases

Induction (4 weeks) Hospital
Consolidation (3-4 weeks) one/two weeks hospital
2 Consolidation (3-4 weeks) one/two weeks hospital
20%-25% life expectancy...or less with no other treatment past this point...

Next step will be Either:
1.Bone marrow transplant (100 days in hospital) ** if match is found
chemotherapy
54%-98% life expectancy with exact 10 point match marrow transplant :)

or...

2.Chemotherapy with Gleeveck at clinic/home/hospital therapy
total maintenance time 2-3 years until remission
50%-90% life expectancy with Gleeveck Chemo :)

1 comment:

HIGH RISK ALL LEUKEMIA & TYPE 1 DIABETES said...

Lets pray that this is the answer... Jaden continues to have a heartfelt sense of humor and is being very strong in the worst case scenerio.... I love his smile and his strength... his blue eyes still have that glint of "boy" in the best sense..he loves his mom and dad and siblings.. he is a trooper for sure... love DD