Hi Gene,
I've either been away or our daughter who was visiting made her home at the computer!
To hopefully make more clear what I wrote, "My immune response was at least 5 times over baseline", here goes. Before I began treatment with Yervoy I underwent leukapheresis where a portion of my white blood cells were harvested with the aid of a cell separator machine. My oncologist (more appropriately immunologist) then studied the white blood cells conducting immune assays. He determined my baseline level of T cells.
Hi Gene,
I've either been away or our daughter who was visiting made her home at the computer!
To hopefully make more clear what I wrote, "My immune response was at least 5 times over baseline", here goes. Before I began treatment with Yervoy I underwent leukapheresis where a portion of my white blood cells were harvested with the aid of a cell separator machine. My oncologist (more appropriately immunologist) then studied the white blood cells conducting immune assays. He determined my baseline level of T cells.
Approximately 3 months into treatment I had a second leukapheresis to harvest more white blood cells and determine if there was an immune response. My immunologist reported I had a big response and said the level of T cells had proliferated in great numbers. That's when he said I had an immune response of at least 5 times over baseline. I had a 3rd leukapheresis done toward the end of my treatment and it showed the same response. Hope this helps.
God's richest blessings this new year,
Jim M.
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