MRD Testing after treatment. Help!

[AuntHelen]

Is this good? Have to wait until tomorrow to actually speak to someone.

Peripheral blood, flow cytometric immunophenotyping:

Normal immunophenotyping results. No monotypic B-cell population identified.

Comment:

Minimal residual disease (MRD) analysis is intended to detect small clonal

populations of residual chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells following

chemotherapy or bone marrow transplantation. This CLL MRD assay is validated

to a sensitivity level of 0.01%, or 1 in 10,000 white blood cells.

Special Studies

Your Value

WBC: 3.2 x 10(9)/L

%Lymphs (CBC/automated differential): 26%

#Lymphs (CBC/automated differential): 0.8 x 10(9)/L

Result

B-cells: No monotypic, MRD negative; normal pattern of expression of CD19,

CD20, CD5, CD23, CD38, CD45, surface and cytoplasmic kappa and lambda.

Quality Assessment: Specimen received within validated guidelines.

Microscopic Description

Your Value

A Wright-Giemsa-stained slide prepared from the flow cytometry specimen is

examined. No morphologic features of acute leukemia or ly

[cajunjeff]

From my amateur interpretation I would say pop the champagne. 🤳

[AuntHelen in reply to cajunjeff]

I thought so too, but I get scared with all the numbers. My husband will find out tomorrow for sure. He had a six month treatment with Gazyva. Hopefully we will celebrate!

[AussieNeil Administrator]

We'd all be thrilled with a report like that after treatment. Wishing your husband a long remission (with good grounds for expecting one)!

Neil

[AuntHelen in reply to AussieNeil]

Thank you AussieNeil. I will let my husband know. Good wishes, positive thoughts very much appreciated. We went through a rough time, I m really so grateful I found this site when I most needed it. Wishing everyone the best.🌼

[Kokobean]

Great News! Keep us posted so we can celebrate with you.🙏👏🎉

[Mystic75]

Wonderful news!!

[1ofakind]

Wow!

Enjoy these great results !

[wmay13241]

Your labs looking for MRD look great - I am happy for you. My understanding is that flow cytometry is the most normal sensitive test you can take to determine whether any blood cancer remains.