Advanced age has traditionally been seen as prohibitive for treatments like stem cell transplants and CAR T therapy. This presentation reviews evidence that overall fitness is a crucial factor in reducing non-relapse mortality and that otherwise healthy elderly patients can have successful outcomes after transplant and CAR T-cell therapy.

Nancy Dana underwent a stem cell transplant after being diagnosed with Mantle Cell Lymphoma. In this video, she shares 15 helpful lessons she learned about preparing for a transplant, making the hospital stay as comfortable as possible, and strategies for recovering and approaching life after transplant.

An overview of what a pediatric bone marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant involves.

Stem cell transplants in older patients have, historically, had lower success rates than those in younger patients. This presentation describes several new promising strategies to improve transplant outcomes and survival rates in older patients. Many thanks to Pharmacyclics, an AbbVie Company, and Janssen Biotech, Inc., Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Omeros Corporation, whose support, in part helped make this workshop possible.