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Hi There Can Anyone Explain The CAR T Cells Therapy? I Need To Know………
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posted February 17
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I'm in process of doing car t...it's been 17 days now since the cells were infused back..besides a slight fever I'm doing great in 11 days ill have a pet scan and bone biabsie to see were I'm at...I'm sure this is the road to the cure,not hit or miss...many have been cancer free for years with no matance needed.there working on solid tumers now in trials.

posted February 18
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https://www.cancer.org/cancer/managing-cancer/t...

Also a great explanation by captainbilly. Also to add to his info. They now have the ability to program your T-cells in less than one week. And some clinics are now using it as induction therapy. It seems to be the future in therapy.

CAR T-cell Therapy and Its Side Effects
CAR T-cell Therapy and Its Side Effects
posted February 17
A MyMyelomaTeam Member

I can give it a try, your T cells are harvested and sent to a lab where they are engineered to identify the BCMA receptors on the surface of the myeloma cell and binds to the myeloma cell and destroys it. It takes about 4 weeks to engineer the T cells and then they are infused back into your body. I don't know anyone personally that has had this done but it looks like a winner in fighting the myeloma cells. I hope that this is helpful.

posted February 17
A MyMyelomaTeam Member

Below is the resource article that covers multiple myeloma treatments including CarT.

https://www.mymyelomateam.com/resources/weighin...

There is information located on web browsers under Abecma at Bristol Myers or CarT .
I hope this helps.

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posted February 17 (edited)

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