Misty:
I just finished my 19th cycle of Vidiza. My first 12 cycles were on a 28 day schedule. I had low wbc that didn’t improve very much, treatment was postponed two times due to the counts. I was told that either the Vidiza had stopped working or I progressed to Acute Myeloid Leukemia by a NP. A later BMB showed my counts improving with Blasts at 2%. My treatment cycle was changed to a 42 day cycle in October 2018 and my counts have remained in acceptable range. I have had few Side effects, mainly fatigue and real bad constipation, and injection site soreness.
I was told that I would not be a good candidate for stem cell transplantation due to my age(72 at the time ) so Vididza was one of my two options. So for me Vidiza has been well worth it.
