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Reduced Dossage

I started on 600 MG/day at Dx in October 2016; hit MMR in less than 90 days.  Due to some unusual and fairly serious side effects, my oncologist authorized a series of fairly rapid dose reductions to 450, then 300 and then 150 mg/day which I have been on for about 9 months now. PCR for the past year has been either undetected or <0.003% which is essentially undetected.  No way should you go back to full dose - in fact, you should go down to 150 mg/day like me and then even think about cessation - I believe you are qualified.  I have to wait at least another 6 months.

Show your new doc the DESTINY trial results and shown him this:

https://www.cancertherapyadvisor.com/chronic-myeloid-leukemia/chronic-le...

If he insists on you going back to full dose, find another doc

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