Presentador: Dr. Juan Carlos Varela, PhD, AdventHealth Esta es una grabación de un seminario web en vivo presentado el 19 de agosto de 2019 To listen to the presentation or

Presenter: Juan Carlos Varela MD, PhD, AdventHealth Recorded August 15, 2019 Summary: The immune system fights both infection and cancer. When cancer cells evade the immune system, the patient's T-cells

Peripheral neuropathy is damage to the nerves, usually in the hands and feet, that can cause pain, numbness, tingling or weakness. Peripheral neuropathy after transplant is usually caused by chemotherapy or graft-versus-host disease, but there are treatments that can help.

A stem cell transplant is a treatment option for some lymphoma patients who are at risk of relapsing after standard chemotherapy. CAR-T therapy is a new type of immunotherapy that is available to patients with B-cell lymphoma who relapsed or did not obtain a remission after standard chemotherapy.

Myeloma represents 2 % of all cancers, affecting mostly older adults. Remarkable progress has been made in the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma, and new drugs and therapies are on the horizon.

Clinical trials for stem cell and bone marrow transplant patients are an important tool for identifying new and more effective treatments for many diseases. This presentation describes the design and conduct of such trials and what patients need to know to make a truly informed decision about whether to join a trial.