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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Study of green tea extract inconclusive
Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Aug 12 12:58pm | Replies (63)Comment receiving replies
@minnesotajim Do you happen to know which enzymes it elevates? I am an early diagnosed CLL - on watch and wait - and my doctor told me I could take the green tea. I take 2/day and 4/day when I remember to take the second set at night. I usually forget. My last two blood tests had a very slight elevation in ALT that didnt exist before. I have another test the first week of March. Wondering if I should stop the green tea and see if it's normalized? Also, do you happen to know which brand of tea tablets is best? My heme/onc didn't say, and the bottle I have doesn't list the dose of EGCG on it. Thanks!
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Both ALT and AST measure liver enzymes. When I was on the study, both were elevated. Since the pills were supplied by Mayo as part of the study, there was no "brand" and I never purchased EGCG over the counter. Definitely talk to your hematologist about taking EGCG. The Mayo team is very familiar with it.