Dr. Sharman Part 2 of the Interview on Prognostic Factors

[bkoffman]

My blog: bkoffman.blogspot.com sports the second part of the interview with Dr. Sharman, plus my discussion of predictive versus prognostic markers, and some bad news.

[AussieNeil Administrator]

Very interesting to hear what Dr Sharman considers useful tests which starts at 2:40. Seems Zap-70 has had its day.

[Mikey47]

Thanks Brian. It's frustrating hearing about these new markers while there is no testing for them at present. I asked my consultant if I was likely to get tested for BIRC3 or SF3B1 while on the RESONATE2 Imbruvica study but it seems there are no plans to.

I tend to think that if BIRC3 is as bad as p17/p53, I would know it by now if I had it after nearly 4 years with the 11q.

[bkoffman CLL CURE Hero]

It is frustrating, but may be moot with the new meds. Still unclear.

[Mikey47]

Sorry to hear about the loss of your 2 friends.