We went to see Jana's oncologist this afternoon and received good news. Last summer, seven percent of her white blood cells showed the Philadelphia chromosome--the abnormality that causes her chronic myelogenous leukemia. As of a couple of weeks ago, the value is down to .016 percent. She has gone from 600 per 10,000 cells to less than 2 per 10,000 cells. The goal is to get to an undetectable level, and while she's not there yet, she is continuing to get better. She feels very good and has only occasional minor side effects. All in all, an excellent report.
Her doctor also said for me to hang in there because he is working to set up an FDA trial of a new chemotherapy for mesothelioma.
