Hello Joe - I was 62 when I had the treatment. Prepping for Cart was not particularly difficult, having all the pre therapy tests was quite typical, the apheresis process (Took about 3 hours) to harvest the cells was very straight forward. I underwent 3 sessions of chemotherapy prior to the modified T Cell infusion. Once the cells were modified, the infusion of the new T – cells was very simple. It was the second day after that that I started to encounter side effects. I had pretty much all the published side effects that we were told about. Neuro toxicity, Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS), slow heart rate, high fever. I spent 2 weeks in hospital one of them in the ICU. I encourage you to take note of all the side effects that are described by your practitioner. I was extremely weak for some time after I left the hospital. Though I encountered many of the side effects, the treatment did save my life.

I hope you find this information helpful, be cognizant of the fact that side effects and their degree can be different for everyone.

When will the pre treatment process start, Joe?