My husband has been on sutent and Gemzar for 8 months now and has several transfusions to help when his counts are low and his energy is down. He almost looks forward to them becasue he knows he will have a much better couple of weeks after that. He also gets Procrit on a weekly basis now to reduce the need for blood. Also they have been giving him steroids at his weekly Gemzar treatment and it has significantly reduced the negative effects of both drugs on quality of life. He take them on a decreasing dose for three days after treatment. Tagml