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Bone marrow/stem cell transplant survivors need a comprehensive plan for long-term follow-up care. This presentation discusses the challenges survivors face in accessing this care and strategies to overcome these challenges.
This presentation provides an overview of various long-term effects that may occur after an autologous stem cell transplant, and provides strategies and advice for how these effects might be managed.
This presentation discusses various ways that acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) can affect the skin, hair, and nails; when symptoms typically occur; and how chronic GVHD of the skin can affect activities of daily living. It also reviews how the various type of skin GVHD are treated.
This presentation gives a thorough description of the CAR T-cell therapy process for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-cell ALL), and discusses short- and long-term side effects and toxicities, expected outcomes, and ongoing research related to this therapy.
Neuropathy is common after certain types of chemotherapy. This presentation describes the two types of neuropathy patients may experience after a bone marrow or stem cell transplant, and strategies that can minimize symptoms and maximize quality of life.
Sleep disorders after a bone marrow/stem cell transplant or CAR T-cell therapy arise for a variety of reasons. This presentation describes five major sleep disorders, what causes them, and the most effective treatments to restore healthy sleep.
Graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) and its treatment can cause several problems that can be helped with a well-designed exercise program. This presentation describes how to safely exercise while living with GVHD to improve your health and quality of life.
Older age used to be a prohibitive factor for receiving a bone marrow/stem cell transplant, but this is changing. This presentation reviews the evidence that some older patients can be good candidates for transplant as well as CAR T-cell therapy and how to assess their risks.
This presentation describes what ocular graft-versus-host disease (oGVHD) is, its causes, signs and symptoms, and current management and treatment options.
This presentation discusses what a clinical trial is, why they are necessary, the phases of a clinical research trials, how they are reviewed to ensure patient safety, the process involved in participating in a clinical trial, and where one can go to receive further information about clinical trials.