This overview is designed to be a layman’s approach to help leukemia patients get started understanding the difficult issues involved with a Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT), also known as a Stem Cell Transplant (SC...
Clinical trials are used to test developmental drugs on human subjects. These trials are very important in the drug development process since it shows whether the potential drug is both safe and effective (both ...
This is designed as a general overview to provide a basic layman's understanding of testing and CML. I will avoid the jargon and keep this somewhat short, so this will not cover everything in detail....
I developed this overview of CML genetics to help CML leukemia patients understand the genetic basis of the disease. In order to keep it somewhat simple, there is much that will not be covered. This is a complicated s...
We all remember how helpless we felt when newly diagnosed with CML, and how this support group helped us. The information below covers a variety of subjects, starting with general information, and going to more ...
RESPONSE TO THERAPY : The term used by the leading CML specialists is "response", not "remission", since remission implies a cure. This is more than just a technical difference, since other types of curable canc...
To learn some of the basics about CML, here are some links to useful information in order from easier to understand to more advanced information. FIRST READ THIS SUMMARY: http://community.lls....
