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DESTINY TRIAL 3Month Results

I have not posted here for a very long time but thought it would be useful to share my results on the DESTINY trial.
I am one of the very few, six I think, patients involved at Hammersmith.
My results for many years have been between 0.000 and 0.009 so I clearly qualified for the trail.
I was diagnosed in 2004 and put on 400mg Glivec.
I have now been on 200mg for three months, an important staging post I believe
. My three results have been 0.002 -.0.003- .0.003 , so so far so good.
I am 71 next birthday and would hope that I can become drug free over the next two years.
I shall have to wait and see.
I feel pleased I am saving the NHS several hundred ponds already through the reduced dosage.

Good luck to all those on the trial.

Barry

Hi Barry,
thanks for taking time to update us all on your experience so far of the DESTINY study. I do hope you continue to hold your current MMR as you have obviously had 3 stable results- at MR4.5.

Have you side effects - if any- improved with the reduction in dose?

best of luck for the future,
Sandy

Hi Sandy

I have not had side effects for many years - not after the first three months on Glivec.
I notice no difference on the reduced 200mg dose.
Many thanks for your ongoing guidance on this site - all very helpful.
Barry