From: "Dr. D. Kossove" <doctordee@telkomsa.net>
To: <lisanwilliam@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: PDGFR
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 10:25 AM


Date:    Mon, 8 Dec 2003 20:21:40 -0800
From:    Lisa Niewiara <lisanwilliam@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: PDGFR

To clarify my previous post concerning PDGFR.

This past September I requested additional pathology
testing from Dr. Burke at MDA.  I pulled out my
report and here is what it states exactly;

PDGFR alpha postive
PDGFR beta positive
c-Kit negative

Based on those results I was told at my follow-up
visit in October that because I was PDGRF positive,
Gleevec is an option if needed.

There is also a test for COX-2.  Mine was tested and
it was negative.

I was also estrogen and progesterone positive, but Dr.
Burke and MDA does not offer adjuvant hormonal
treatment as no current agents are proven to be
effective for stage 1, high grade.   This is their
opinion, not mine and I am still researching this
further.

Love,
Lisa

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