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MY RT PCR RESULTS

Hi all I am ramandeep....34 from india.....my Rt pcr results after 4 months are below........p210 bcr abl rearranged copy 18......p190 bcr abl copy number 0.......ABL COPY NUMBER 11099......PERCENTAGE RATIO 0.16........INTERNATIONAL SCALE 0.10

PCR results on international scale of 0.10% means you are at exactly MMR, which is the primary goal of any CML treatment. 

Congratulations!

David.

Thanks alot david.....how many more goals to achieve

In terms of treatment response and survival, none really. MMR (0.1%) is the “safe haven” zone. If you keep taking your pills and your result never changed you are still doing great.

Over the next year or two you will probably find that your results go even lower (they might bounce up and down a little), and if they go low enough and for long enough (several years) you may be in a position to stop taking your medication and the CML might not return. This doesn’t work for everyone, and most people need to keep taking their medication life-long.

David.