The problem with cancers is it's possible for them to become resistant to certain chemotherapy drugs. Which is why it's a good idea to give someone a course (I wrote that as corpse first. My brain's autocorrect is going nuts) and a several week long period before giving them the next. The cancer sort of adapts to the drug, then loses it in that time period.
Also, interestingly enough, thalidomide looks like it could be useful in helping treat cancer, as it stops blood vessels forming (which was why it caused the stillbirths and such, unfortunately), and of course, cancer needs plenty of blood, which is supplied by blood vessels. Stop the vessels forming and the cancer can't get as many nutrients, resulting in far less growth. It's not something that can fix it, but it'll slow down the growth drastically.
Wow this post was really helpful. I took Tasigna that is Nilotinib and after 12 months of upping
the dose on continues use they determined my cancer had became resistant.
Now I am on Sprycel that is Dasatinib and after they have raised it now think its also became
resident to because the cancer cells keep growing.
It seems when we first start a new chemo it shows a lot of progress and then 5 or 6 months
later it go's bad again the bone marrow transplant
would be the closest to a cure but not very safe.
They sent me to a hematologist to see if it is residence that's the problem. I have never heard of
thalidomide I don't think it would have any effect on the chromosome to my cancer by what I looked up
but Il ask about it the blood vessel thing I think the closest they could do would be the bone marrow
transplant and its taking out my blood and replacing it with someone else.
If you have any info on it please let me it sound pretty scary.
Also on a side not the new 100 episode with them doing forced bone marrow transplants has
definitely make me more weary lol.
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