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New Topic In The News ... XXXXXXX XXXXXXX Died Yesterday
Question: New topic in the news ... XXXXXXX XXXXXXX died yesterday .. In early October 2018, he wrote:
“I learned recently that the non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma that I was treated for in 2009 has returned. My team of doctors has begun treatment of the disease and I plan on fighting this aggressively.
“A lot has happened in medicine since I overcame this disease in 2009. My doctors are optimistic that I will see good results from the latest therapies, as am I."
He had Non-Hodgkins .. which flavor? (I have follicular)
Also, curious if anyone thinks he tried 'Yescarta' (CAR-T therapy .. I assume)
As there is a definite chance of death from this new 'therapy' .. will the oncology profession know definitively if he went down this path - and passed away because of it?
So, 2 question to answer - or even speculate.
“I learned recently that the non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma that I was treated for in 2009 has returned. My team of doctors has begun treatment of the disease and I plan on fighting this aggressively.
“A lot has happened in medicine since I overcame this disease in 2009. My doctors are optimistic that I will see good results from the latest therapies, as am I."
He had Non-Hodgkins .. which flavor? (I have follicular)
Also, curious if anyone thinks he tried 'Yescarta' (CAR-T therapy .. I assume)
As there is a definite chance of death from this new 'therapy' .. will the oncology profession know definitively if he went down this path - and passed away because of it?
So, 2 question to answer - or even speculate.
Brief Answer:
Yescarta is a gene therapy
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Yescarta is a type of gene therapy and gene therapy is still in research phase.
Therapies like Yescarta are approved by FDA with a warning. Also its not freely available.
If he took it, there would be records. Otherwise it cant be said for sure if he took it or ot as its side effects are not yet properly defined.
Yes some speculation can be there based on clinical research findings. Clinical trials happen before marketing of drugs and side effect profile is defined based on those findings.
Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee
Yescarta is a gene therapy
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Yescarta is a type of gene therapy and gene therapy is still in research phase.
Therapies like Yescarta are approved by FDA with a warning. Also its not freely available.
If he took it, there would be records. Otherwise it cant be said for sure if he took it or ot as its side effects are not yet properly defined.
Yes some speculation can be there based on clinical research findings. Clinical trials happen before marketing of drugs and side effect profile is defined based on those findings.
Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee
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