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Original Coping strategies for Living with CLL - Part 1- Making good use of "Watch and Wait". Please read new version!
It should list all medications you're on, mention your immuno-compromised status, and if you’ve ever had treatment with one of the "purine analogue" medications (eg Fludarabine (part of FCR treatment), FCR,
pentostatin
, cladribine or bendamustine/rituxan,, it should explain that any blood transfusion
It should list all medications you're on, mention your immuno-compromised status, and if you’ve ever had treatment with one of the "purine analogue" medications (eg Fludarabine (part of FCR treatment), FCR,
pentostatin
, cladribine or bendamustine/rituxan,, it should explain that any blood transfusion
PaulaS
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9 years ago
Had Fludarabine? You can only have irradiated blood...for life.
It simply amazes me how many fludarabine treated CLL patients are not aware of this fact... it also apples to Cladrabine and
pentostatin
all purine analogs in fact. Also a good idea for bendamustine and campath...
It simply amazes me how many fludarabine treated CLL patients are not aware of this fact... it also apples to Cladrabine and
pentostatin
all purine analogs in fact. Also a good idea for bendamustine and campath...
Cllcanada
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CLL Support
11 years ago
Do you know about Fludarabine and the lifelong need for irradiated blood?
The profound lymphopenia caused by fludarabine, bendamustine,
pentostatin
cladrabine...renders patients susceptible to transfusion-associated graft versus host disease, a fatal complication of blood transfusion.
The profound lymphopenia caused by fludarabine, bendamustine,
pentostatin
cladrabine...renders patients susceptible to transfusion-associated graft versus host disease, a fatal complication of blood transfusion.
Cllcanada
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in
CLL Support
11 years ago
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