Often referred to as a blood and marrow transplant, bone marrow transplant or hematopoietic cell transplant, this procedure plays a crucial role in restoring the stem cells in your bone marrow that have been affected by cancer. These stem cells are vital because they develop into blood cells, which are essential for your overall health and well-being.

Following chemotherapy, which targets and destroys the cancerous stem cells, you may undergo a stem cell transplant. The new stem cells will travel through your bloodstream to your bone marrow, where they begin to generate new blood and immune cells, helping your body heal. This healing process is known as engraftment.

There are two main kinds of stem cell transplants:

• In an autologous (AUTO) transplant, the stem cells come from you.
• In an allogeneic (ALLO) transplant, the cells come from someone else.

CAR T-Cell Therapy is a new cancer treatment designed to be particularly helpful for aggressive hematologic cancers that haven’t responded well to other treatment options. Our multidisciplinary experts are specially trained to oversee this therapy.

CAR T-Cell Therapy uses your body’s immune system to fight cancer cells. The process involves multiple steps that you will complete with the help of your care team over the course of several weeks.

Step 1: Your doctor will have you get a blood draw, after which, a machine will separate out the T-cells. The rest of the blood is returned to your body. This process is called apheresis.

Step 2: The T-cells go to a special lab, where they are injected with a disabled virus. The virus provides new genetic information to the T-cells—they don’t cause any harm. Afterward, the T-cells begin to produce new receptors called chimeric antigen receptors (CARs). CARs can find a specific protein only present in tumor cells. Once the CARs find a tumor cell, they destroy it.

Step 3: Millions of these cells are grown the lab, then sent back to your doctor to be returned to you over the course of two to four weeks.

Step 4: The new cells are returned to your blood, where they begin multiplying and fighting the cancer. You will probably stay in the hospital for several days or weeks afterward so your doctor can monitor your situation and address any side effects.

Monoclonal antibodies are given through an IV, gently delivered into your veins. The number of treatments you’ll need will depend on the specific medication or combination of medications that’s best for you. These antibodies are produced in a lab and designed to help your immune system attack cancer cells.

Monocolonal antibodies can work in several ways:

• Flagging cancer cells to let the rest of your immune system know where they are
• Triggering cell membrane destruction to destroy the outer layer of a cancer cell, making it easier to kill
• Preventing blood vessel growth in order to keep a cancerous tumor from accessing its blood supply
• Blocking immune system inhibitors so your immune system cells can work more intensely against the cancer
• Attacking cancer cells directly
• Facilitating treatments such as radiation and chemotherapy, and making them more efficient

We’re here to provide personalized care and support, ensuring you feel informed and comfortable.

Some immunotherapies, known as “immune checkpoint inhibitors,” work by supporting your immune system rather than directly attacking the cancer. These medications take the “brakes” off your immune system to help your immune system recognize and target cancer cells more effectively.

Cancer cells can sometimes confuse your immune system, making it difficult to distinguish between normal cells and harmful invaders. Your body uses “checkpoint” proteins on immune cells to identify threats. Unfortunately, cancer cells can sometimes trick these checkpoints and evade detection. Checkpoint inhibitors help prevent this by ensuring your immune response remains strong and accurate, even in the presence of cancer.

Cytokines are small proteins that help control the growth and activity of other parts of your immune system. They can affect the growth of blood cells, which in turn can affect how your body deals with inflammation and cancer cells.

Some cytokines can be made synthetically in a lab and are used to help prevent or manage the side effects of treatments like chemotherapy. They can be injected under the skin, into a muscle or into a vein. The most common kinds are interleukins and interferons.

Often referred to as a blood and marrow transplant, bone marrow transplant or hematopoietic cell transplant, this procedure plays a crucial role in restoring the stem cells in your bone marrow that have been affected by cancer. These stem cells are vital because they develop into blood cells, which are essential for your overall health and well-being.

Following chemotherapy, which targets and destroys the cancerous stem cells, you may undergo a stem cell transplant. The new stem cells will travel through your bloodstream to your bone marrow, where they begin to generate new blood and immune cells, helping your body heal. This healing process is known as engraftment.

There are two main kinds of stem cell transplants:

• In an autologous (AUTO) transplant, the stem cells come from you.
• In an allogeneic (ALLO) transplant, the cells come from someone else.

CAR T-Cell Therapy is a new cancer treatment designed to be particularly helpful for aggressive hematologic cancers that haven’t responded well to other treatment options. Our multidisciplinary experts are specially trained to oversee this therapy.

CAR T-Cell Therapy uses your body’s immune system to fight cancer cells. The process involves multiple steps that you will complete with the help of your care team over the course of several weeks.

Step 1: Your doctor will have you get a blood draw, after which, a machine will separate out the T-cells. The rest of the blood is returned to your body. This process is called apheresis.

Step 2: The T-cells go to a special lab, where they are injected with a disabled virus. The virus provides new genetic information to the T-cells—they don’t cause any harm. Afterward, the T-cells begin to produce new receptors called chimeric antigen receptors (CARs). CARs can find a specific protein only present in tumor cells. Once the CARs find a tumor cell, they destroy it.

Step 3: Millions of these cells are grown the lab, then sent back to your doctor to be returned to you over the course of two to four weeks.

Step 4: The new cells are returned to your blood, where they begin multiplying and fighting the cancer. You will probably stay in the hospital for several days or weeks afterward so your doctor can monitor your situation and address any side effects.

Monoclonal antibodies are given through an IV, gently delivered into your veins. The number of treatments you’ll need will depend on the specific medication or combination of medications that’s best for you. These antibodies are produced in a lab and designed to help your immune system attack cancer cells.

Monocolonal antibodies can work in several ways:

• Flagging cancer cells to let the rest of your immune system know where they are
• Triggering cell membrane destruction to destroy the outer layer of a cancer cell, making it easier to kill
• Preventing blood vessel growth in order to keep a cancerous tumor from accessing its blood supply
• Blocking immune system inhibitors so your immune system cells can work more intensely against the cancer
• Attacking cancer cells directly
• Facilitating treatments such as radiation and chemotherapy, and making them more efficient

We’re here to provide personalized care and support, ensuring you feel informed and comfortable.

Some immunotherapies, known as “immune checkpoint inhibitors,” work by supporting your immune system rather than directly attacking the cancer. These medications take the “brakes” off your immune system to help your immune system recognize and target cancer cells more effectively.

Cancer cells can sometimes confuse your immune system, making it difficult to distinguish between normal cells and harmful invaders. Your body uses “checkpoint” proteins on immune cells to identify threats. Unfortunately, cancer cells can sometimes trick these checkpoints and evade detection. Checkpoint inhibitors help prevent this by ensuring your immune response remains strong and accurate, even in the presence of cancer.

Cytokines are small proteins that help control the growth and activity of other parts of your immune system. They can affect the growth of blood cells, which in turn can affect how your body deals with inflammation and cancer cells.

Some cytokines can be made synthetically in a lab and are used to help prevent or manage the side effects of treatments like chemotherapy. They can be injected under the skin, into a muscle or into a vein. The most common kinds are interleukins and interferons.