I had my six month check-up with the lymphoma guru, Dr. Zelenetz, at Sloan Kettering.<\/P>
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No news; and no news is good news. I am very slightly anemic, which is probably a follow-up to some bronchitis I had two weeks ago. Will have another blood count in a month, just to check it.<\/P>
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But here’s something promising – according to Dr. Zelenetz, they have a new chemo drug for treating, among other things, mantle cell lymphoma. He said one of his patients had an effective response when nothing else worked. I can’t remember the name of the drug – it started with a “B” and was originally being used to treat CLL (chronic lymphatic leukemia) – but it’s good to know there’s an apparently effective alternate if\/when my lymphoma returns. <\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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