Good Evening Ron;
"Now to your question... We have been speaking of a patient at Yale who... could not qualify (because of myeloma load) for stem cell transplant
The only way remission can be achieved over the long term is "Allo" transplant.
In order to do a "ALLO" the patient must have a Myeloma Load (ML) under 5%and IGg under 800 if this can not be achieved the remission period will be substantally lower."
Some points you make that need to be clarified for me: The Drs. won't consider a SCT for this patient because his numbers are too high? I don't see my numbers ever getting to the ML they want yet I plan to have an ALLO or Tandem SCT possibly next year or whenever my remission period ends; Also, long term remission, can it be achieved with a Tandem SCT or only an ALLO?
Again, I want to remind you how fortunate your brother is for having someone as informed and proactive as yourself in guiding his TX. plan.
Take care;
Kevin