CAR T-Cell Therapy: What to Expect Before, During and After

Author:  Susan K. Stewart with Anna Schaal, RN, BSN, MS, ARNP
Illustrations:  Norm Bendell
© 2024

CAR T-cell therapy is an exciting treatment currently approved by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration for patients with certain types of lymphoma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and multiple myeloma. Researchers are studying whether it can help other patients as well.

If you are considering CAR T-cell therapy, this easy-to-read colorful booklet will help you understand what to expect before, during, and after treatment.  Topics addressed include: 

• What is CAR T-cell therapy?
• What's involved in undergoing CAR T-cell therapy?
• What are the side effects of CAR T-cell therapy?
• Follow-up care after CAR T-cell therapy
• Coping with the stress of CAR T-cell therapy
• The role of the caregiver
• Financial considerations
• Medical centers that offer CAR T-cell therapy
• Does CAR T-cell therapy cure cancer?
• Helpful resources

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Many thanks to our medical advisors for this booklet:

• Nausheen Ahmed, MD, The University of Kansas Cancer Center
• Margaret Franzetti, MSW, LCSW, Hackensack University Medical Center
• Patrick Connor Johnson, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
• Daniel J. Landsburg, MD, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
• Navneet Majhail, MD, MS, Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cellular Therapy Network
• Elizabeth Muenks, PhD, University of Kansas Cancer Center
• Tulio Rodriguez, MD, City of Hope Chicago
• Craig Sauter, MD, Cleveland Clinic
• Gunjan Shah, MD, MS, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Michael Tees, MD, MPH, HCA HealthOne Presbyterian St. Luke’s
• David Vesole, MD, PhD, FACP, Georgetown University Hospital and Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
• Basem William, MD, MRCP, FACP, OhioHealth

and to Bristol Myers Squibb, Kite, a Gilead Company, and Autolus for their support of this publication.

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