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2 months on pegasys - first follow up

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40 y/o male ET - CALR type 1. Started pegasys 2 months ago and platelets were in the 900 range with 2x500mg HU daily. Platelets were 1.2m before starting HU. Hoping this means I can start to ween off HU! 🎉 hope everyone is doing ok. Hang in there, good things can happen!

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That’s fantastic news, congratulations!

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