Community News

published February 6, 2019
A passionate group of nurses from Fiona Stanley Hospital will face their fear of heights by abseiling 40-store
published January 6, 2019
Lymphoma Australia would like to thank everyone who supported us in 2018. Please watch the short video below o

Newsletters

published August 4, 2022
In this months newsletter we share the following updates: Lymphoma Awareness Month – get i
published June 28, 2022
In this months newsletter we will be sharing the following updates: Update your details – ge

Media

published September 16, 2018
Blood cancer drugs added to PBS The Federal Government is spending $48 million to provide more affordable
published July 15, 2018
PBS funding for relapsed mantle cell lymphoma from the 1st of August The Federal Minister for Health annou

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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.