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Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) & CAR-T Cell Therapy | Last Active: Feb 15 2:31am | Replies (31)

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@dwolden thanks for the good wishes. He had a stem cell transplant (his own cells) almost 10 years ago for Multiple Myeloma, which went fairly smoothly and got the Myeloma under control. The Leukemia is a result of one of the chemo drugs he was taking to keep the Myeloma in remission, which it is. So far the Car-T is going well so far, and we have good hopes for it. The docs want to do a BMT just a few months after the Car-T. Sigh, that does seem like a lot for him to handle, but thankfully he's basically in good shape, so we'll see. I was kind of hoping we could see how the Car-T does a bit longer term. This cancer thing is quite the roller coaster ride! It's great to have this community to put things into perspective.

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@gmacd I am glad Car-T is going well for your husband! I can’t even imagine how disappointing it is to relapse. I had my BMT for AML 9.5 years ago and for a while lived in fear of a relapse. Fortunately, after dealing with severe GVHD during my first year, I have only had one major flare up since then. I have been cancer-free since my transplant.

There are so many unknowns on this journey! Wishing your husband all the best as he finds the treatment that works!