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BCR-ABL1 latest score and a question

I have greatly appreciated this site since I was diagnosed last summer.  I have a question  about the drops in my qPCR quantitative score.

BCR-ABL1 at diagnosis = 12.66%.  Score after 10.5 weeks = 0.8102%.  Score after 23.5 weeks = 0.0157%.  I got really encouraged as I envsioned that I would be approaching "undetectable" soon.  I just got results from my last draw on March 11th.  12 weeks later my score was 0.0108, which is not much of a drop compared to the previous scores.  The only variable in my treatment has been that my Imatinib drug company switched 6 weeks ago from Sun Pharma to North Star.  

My Sokal score at diagnosis put me at intermediate risk.  I know that I should be happy with these scores, but the prospect of reaching "undetectable" seems less certain to me now. 

I would appreciate any wisdom here.

Thank you.

 

 

 

Hi Rick,

The difference between your two numbers is within the range of accuracy of the BCR-ABL test. The fact that they effectively the same number is not an issue - you have got below 0.1% in 6 months when many people take a year or more. The trend is still downwards. All is well; there is nothing for you to be worried about here.

Thank you!