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published August 26, 2020
“The strongest person I know has cancer” Rebecca Cole is a WNBL player for the Southside Flyers, World Champ
published December 22, 2019
We thank you for your support over the past year, there is so much to be proud of and YOU helped us get there.

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published May 8, 2025
January 2023 Inside this edition, we will be covering the following topics:2023 & What we have plan
published May 8, 2025
Jan 2023 Welcome to 2023. In this edition you can learn about what we have planned for 2023.

Media

published April 1, 2019
Lymphoma Australia receives major funding boost  On Friday 29 March, The Hon Greg Hunt MP announced that
published March 18, 2019
New PBS listing – Adcetris access for cutaneous T-cell lymphomas The Hon. Greg Hunt MP this morning announce

Research

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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.