Patient: I was diagnosed with slow-onset leukemia in March 2008, and I have been taking herbal medicine and hydroxyurea for four years, but recently my white blood cells gradually rose to 32,000, so I went for a review. After 23 days of taking Gleevec on March 4, I had 3,000 white blood cells and 2,000 red blood cells. 8 platelets and 20,000 platelets, and now my doctor has asked me to stop taking Gleevec from the 26th. What should I do if my platelets do not increase after 20 days of stopping Gleevec? If my platelets go up after 20 days and my platelets go down again after taking Gleevec, should I stop taking it again? Is this the way to take Gleevec between taking and stopping the drug? The hematology department of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Bai Yusheng: Hello! Chronic granulocytic leukemia treated with Gleevec, some patients are sensitive to blood cell changes, regular review to note whether the treatment process into the accelerated phase and acute change; you can adjust the dose, most of the patients treated in our hospital, using a combination of traditional Chinese medicine, on the one hand, can help boost blood cells; on the other hand, can counteract edema side effects.