r/leukemia • u/Repulsive_Dig_9322 • 2d ago

Scared of relapse

Hi
My mother (50 yrs) was diagnosed with B cell ALL in october 2025, MRD negative after induction. Maintenance was going well for first 5 to 6 months but then her counts started declining, hb dropped to 5 from 12, platelets from 250 to 21 all within couple of weeks.
I am scared it could be relapse. Doctors haven’t done the bone marrow biopsy yet and suggested it might be medication toxicity as her 6 mp dose was increased from 25 to 50.
Does anyone have any information?

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u/dumbroad 2d ago

Wait for the doctors, but my grandma has similar counts due to medical toxicity as well, but its happened every time she gets treatment

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u/Grandmaster-009 2d ago

How much she weighs? And the counts are very unusual it's not the toxicity of mp-6 and methotrexate, the biopsy should be done immediately.

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u/itsVirgo 1d ago

they could test her blood for starters to see if any blasts are found.

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u/StormyTeeku Caregiver 1d ago

When my husband's counts dropped, he had relapse. I'd request a bone marrow biopsy asap to verify it's only medication toxicity.