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After 22 Years My Husband Is Slowly Coming Out Of Remission. First SCT 1999. Proposing 2nd Stem Cell Transplant? What To Do?

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Cleveland, OH

My husband diagnosed with MM 1999 with MM. Had VAD. Kyphoplasty 3 levels then autologous stem cell transplant. All in 1999
In 2015 was started on revlemid for maintenance and did well until this year. M protein levels starting to slowly climb. Switched to daratumumab/velcade//dexamethasone in March and M protein level stable but not decreasing. Specialist wants to repeat autologous stem cell transplant. Would CART T be a better option? Can you do SCT and have CART T later? Can they harvest both… read more

September 15, 2021
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Welcome Lighthouse 2000. Honestly these are questions for his myeloma Specialist. Maybe get a couple of opinions. He has actually done amazing. Looks like he will have several options including trials. I do know stem cells and T cells are two totally different collections. You can't use stem cells for CAR T. Please keep us posted πŸ’•πŸ™

September 15, 2021 (edited)

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