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published September 16, 2015
 Seven enthusiastic walkers had a wonderful time last weekend in Wilson’s Promontory. It is beautiful p
published September 16, 2015
Brisbane shines brightly for the lymphoma cause! Thank you to everyone who joined us in Brisbane at South Bank
published September 16, 2015
Sydney turned out in their all their green glory to help raise funds and awareness for us on Sunday.  Unl
published August 26, 2015
We couldn't have asked for a more glorious evening in Sydney and we were immediately in awe of the stunnin
published August 19, 2015
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published July 5, 2015
A good friend, Sophie was diagnosed with Lymphoma in August, 2014. She was a fit, healthy female who exercised
published May 23, 2015
Every year the Hinterland Netball Association selects a charity to support at their yearly charity day. This y
published May 17, 2015
Several novel agents, including idelalisib (Zydelig), belinostat (Beleodaq), and ibrutinib (Imbruvica), have s
published March 30, 2015
 Pamela Bou Sejean (pictured) survived cancer. When Belmont’s Pamela Bou Sejean was looking for a

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Useful Definitions

  • Refractory: This means the lymphoma does not get better with treatment. The treatment didn’t work as hoped.
  • Relapsed: This means the lymphoma came back after being gone for a while after treatment.
  • 2nd line treatment: This is the second treatment you get if the first one didn’t work (refractory) or if the lymphoma comes back (relapse).
  • 3rd line treatment: This is the third treatment you get if the second one didn’t work or the lymphoma comes back again.
  • Approved: Available in Australia and listed by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA).
  • Funded: Costs are covered for Australian citizens. This means if you have a Medicare card, you shouldn’t have to pay for the treatment.[WO7]

You need healthy T-cells to make CAR T-cells. For this reason, CAR T-cell therapy cannot be used if you have a T-cell lymphoma – yet.

For more information on CAR T-cells and T-cell lymphoma click here. 

Special Note: Although your T-cells are removed from your blood for CAR T-cell therapy, most of our T-cells live outside of our blood – in our lymph nodes, thymus, spleen and other organs.