We received the child's urine test results today. Dr Baruchel informed my wife that they were normal and nothing to worry about, even though the childs VMA (vanillyl-mandelic acid) level was 7.8 (initially 120 when diagnosed) where the normal range is supposed to be between 0 - 5. His HVA (homovanillic acid ) level was 9 where the normal rage is 0 - 15.
VMA and HVA are metabolates of neuroblastoma cells and are used as an indicator of the disease. We were hoping that this indicator exhibited perfect results as a child who goes for high dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplant while in remission has a higher probability of cure and not relapsing. I am now researching VMA and its significance. Already came accorss some interesting material, check my neuroblastoma-info blog.
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