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published December 17, 2017
THANK YOU for helping to make a difference  This year we achieved so much that would not have been possib
published April 18, 2017
New way of treating multiply relapsed DLBCL has worked wonders for young Jessy Carroll of Melbourne.  Rea

Newsletters

published March 18, 2019
March Lymphoma NewsletterThis month we launch a new Patient and Carer Survey and invite you to take part. Ther
published August 31, 2018
 Today is the start of Lymphoma Awareness Month!Today, 1st September, kicks off our annual Lymphoma Aware

Media

published April 4, 2018
  Trent Gibbon is undergoing his third year of treatment for aggressive Hodgkin Lymphoma. Now, his
published March 31, 2018
The cost of medicines to treat diabetes, cancer, arthritis, asthma and eye disease will be slashed from 1 Apri

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Please note: Lymphoma Australia staff are only able to reply to emails sent in English language.

For people living in Australia, we can offer a phone translation service. Have your nurse or English speaking relative call us to arrange this.

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.