I was diagnosed in January 2018 had been on Dasatinib 100 mg but had to stop temporarily due to severe GI issues. I haven’t taken Dasatinib for the last two month (without my doctors advice) however I got results of latest CBC today and my Hb has increased to 136. It was 120 at diagnosis and during treatment. Is this a good thing or sign of the disease progression ? All my other blood counts are stable
My PCR three months ago was 0.04
I did a PCR test today so should have results in 3 weeks
What is Hb? Is it hemoglobin? If it is, then your result might be normal if your lab uses a different scale than mine.
Here's what my online chart shows: Lab Test - Hemoglobin determination (HGB), Result - 14 g/dL, Range - 13.5 || 17.0
Dasatinib can be myelosuppression - that means it can lower blood counts.
Your increase in Hb (haemoglobin) is likely down to you coming off dasatinib and is a good thing. You might feel a little more energised?
136 is smack in the middle of the range for females, and just at the lower end of normal for a male.
David.
