Second blood draw

[Blallen]

Went for blood test today ,17th day on imbruvica, wbc doubled to 420, platelets up 89 from 66 hemoglobin same at 9.5. Was hoping to turn the corner, maybe next time fingers crossed

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Baillen,

I am pretty sure I just saw you turn the corner...you just aren't that far from the corner right now. But by next time you will be way far from the corner.....

Scott

[gardening-girl]

Blallen, relax and and take a look at this paper:

"Prolonged lymphocytosis during ibrutinib therapy is associated with distinct molecular characteristics and does not indicate a suboptimal response to therapy"

Blood 2014 123:1810-1817; doi: doi.org/10.1182/blood-2013-...

bloodjournal.org/content/12...

Check out the authors....some of the top CLL specialists;

Jennifer A. Woyach, Kelly Smucker, Lisa L. Smith, Arletta Lozanski, Yiming Zhong, Amy S. Ruppert, David Lucas, Katie Williams, Weiqiang Zhao, Laura Rassenti, Emanuela Ghia, Thomas J. Kipps, Rose Mantel, Jeffrey Jones, Joseph Flynn, Kami Maddocks, Susan O’Brien, Richard R. Furman, Danelle F. James, Fong Clow, Gerard Lozanski, Amy J. Johnson and John C. Byrd

[closh]

My ALC doubled too on Ibrutinib and my visible nodes all shrunk down in about a week. It's a good thing - just those CLL cells getting chased out of your lymph nodes where they're safe and happy. It takes a lot longer for them to die off. No rush - that's just how it works.

Graham

[Audrey10]

Your response from "Closh" is right. Your CLL cells are being flushed out of your system. It may take 4-6 months to entirely clear out. Hang in there...ps.. talk with your Oncologist