Journal entry by Sally Torgeson —
MRD NEGATIVE AND SCR
All this means is that I am in Stringent Complete Remission with Minimal Residual Disease ( the most sensitive test for abnormal plasma cells). They could NOT FIND any indication of MM in my marrow.
I thank God, friends and the medical community for all the advances that have been made in the past five years.
I know it will most probably return and I have to keep on maintenance immunotherapy drugs for probably a minimum of seven years. But this is an amazing outcome on Day +64.
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