MSK’s One-Year Survival Rate after Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant Exceeds Expectations

I need help, helping my brother. He has multiple myeloma.

My mother may have CLL and lives in Florida near Tampa. Do you have any offices in Florida or can you recommend facility in Florida that has the best care and outcomes.

I understood that allogeneic bone marrow transplant was for hematic neoplasias which had invaded or originated in the bone marrow proper. Can it be done in relapsed non-hodgkin lymphoma?. Or, in these cases, is it only possible the autologous BM transplant?

My son has recieved a transplant from his brother in August 2012. What is the prognosis and how many transplants can he have?

What factors determine whether cord blood or unrelated donor transplant is most likely to produce a successful outcome?

A Stage 3 Multiple Myeloma patient has exhausted treatment options. At age 50, she has been screened and approved for a stem cell transplant. Is an autologous stem cell transplant considered "standard of care" for this patient? Are there situations when an allogenic transplant might be considered an option for this patient .

im 54 yrs old. Diagnosed with aml on 6/10/12. Went through the consoladation chemo and after 4 weeks my biopsy was clean. Just finished my 2nd round of maint. chemo and all is well. Im healthy, im in the intermediate risk, my sister is a match.Question,my doctors say a transplant is optional.I think its to risky.Is it exceptable to continue the chemo treatments?

would you look first at cord blood from a grandchild for a match for a transplant?

My bone marrow transplant was on 10/2/2009. I am very greatful for the excellent care I received at Sloane. I am healthy and full of life. Thank you so much and keep up the good work. I recommend this Hospital to every one!

I am a NHL patient.....diagnosed in 1998.....in the process of going into Sloan for Auto stem cell transplant this month....very nervous....had a 9 yr remission period after R-CHOP back in 2002...my lymphoma has transformed into a large B cell follicular lymphoma recently....had R-ICE recently, along with radiation...next step is transplant.....would love to hear some positive feedback from people that have gone thru this and were successful, and could share there experience with me....518 469 8169....thanks, Brian

one one my very close friend diagnosed as cancer in december 2011 now doctors advice her for bone marrow transplant
so weather it possible to take the appointment with u . i am from india

I need help completing the screen to be a donor for my brother. We were sent the packet from Martin Fleisher, Ph.D at Sloan; however I need the MSKCC Histocompatibility Testing Requisition form. Can someone from Sloan please send this form to me via email? Thank you!

My husband has myleofibrosis- he is age 56 -has been on Jakafi- tolerating it well except for anemia ( HGB 8.5)- platelets OK. Is a stem cell transplant our only hope for long term survival? Any chance this can be managed as a chronic disease?

My husband is 73 and was recently diagnosed with Ph* ALL. He is taking dasatinib and prednasone and appears to be responding well. Is a stem cell transplant his only next alternative, assuming he will reach CR in this induction stage?

What is the one year survival rate for patients undergoing an autologus marrow transplant at Sloan?

My sister is 35 years and she diagnose in Jan 2013 ALL Cancer what is survival and success for half match bone marrow transplant.

My 82 year brother in law is hosptialized in Hackensack, New Jersey Hospital. Due to complications of his multiple myeloma, he had 12 inches of colon surgically removed approx. 3 weeks ago. Since surgery he has had many other complications due to multiple myeloma. His lung(s) collapsed which required chest tubes, Several days ago he developed pneumonia. He was fed through a tube for a while. Then he had regular meals. He doesn't lilke the hospital food. He is very weak, has sat in a bedside chair, but unable to walk post operatively. He always feels cold, esp. his lower extremities, his feet. He had large amount of fluids mechanically removed from his body. He received five transfusions during the past year. I don't believe he had any bone marrow transplants. His wife, my sister, said her husband is not a candidate for a stem cell procedure as he is 82 years old. I don't know if this is absolutely true, or a regular conclusion at Sloan Kettering? If the family makes a sizeable donation to a medical center, is it possible that he may be re considered for a stem cell procedure. Within the past three days, he developed fluids in his gall bladder and may receive a tube for mechanical removal of the GB fluid(s). He is a mild mannered easy going type of guy; however, he has been discouraged and depressed during this difficult time. His wife and two children discussed bringing him home and having hospice care for him. Initially, during the hospitalization, he was put on a respirator and put into an induced coma to prevent his pulling out the tubes. At that time he begged to go home just one more time. I am a registered nurse who trained at Cook County Hospital, Chicago, in the 1960's. I worked in nursing, hospitals, nursing homes, etc. for nearly twenty years. His wife is also an R,N, who trained at Michael Reese Hopsital in Chicago in the 1950's. One of my classmates is a internist who worked in the ER at the Veterans Adminsiitration Hosp. in EAst Orange. She said that if a doctor had CA, they would go to Sloan Kettering. According to Sloan Kettering protocol for multiple myeloma, and from is written and commented on here, is there any recourse for my brother in law other than what has been indicated in these remarks? I strongly believe to stay strong and to not give up hope in medical conditions.
However, thus far, my brother in law's treatment did not enhance his quality of life at all. Can you suggest or recommend some other avenues of treatment for his multiple myeloma. He has received the Velcade abdominally and not intraveneously prior to his current hospitalzation at Hackesack Hosp. He may be an Army veteran. He was diagnosed with multiple myeloma somewhere between five to eight years ago. He worked as a chemical engineer all of his working years after the army and a degree from IIT in Chicago. Is there any ray of hope in continuing medical treatment for his multiple myeloma, and not resorting to only hospice care. Of course, all of the details, medical records, tests and treatment are included here. So understand if you would say more information is needed, and that the patient would need to be see at Sloan Kettering first before proceeding with any possible, new medical treatment. Sorry if I wrote too much and for too long. Can you please respond to this comment? Thank you very much for your consideration and your help. Sincerely, Mary Alder

Regarding above remarks, a work was omitted in the statement: "All of the details, medical records, tests and treatments" the word NOT was inadvertrently omitted. The statement should include the word NOT and read, All of the details, medical records and treatment ARE NOT included here.
Sorry for the initial omission of the word NOT, but it is corrected here.
Thank you again very much. CAn you please reply to these remarks.
Sincerely, Mary Alder

i have a baby he is 2 years old.and he is a patient of major thalasemia .i dont know what can i do ,plz help me... i dont want blood transfusion

What are your pre and post-cord blood stem cell transplant precautionary/isolation measures to protect a patient from viral infections such as parainfluenza lll while in the hospital? Please be specific regarding patient placement near known infected patients and use of common patient areas such as hallways. Please include your visitation policy. Thank you.

My 72 yr old father was recently diagnosed with AML and has been treated with Vidaza once every 4 weeks with Vidaza. We'll be meeting soon with his doctors to discuss a possible bone marrow transplant, the risks, and prognosis. What is the average survival rate and risks? Does bone marrow transplant work well for AML patients?

i have all leukemia,relapsed and my dr. says i need a bone marrow transplant but i am half lebanese and half korean so my chances of finding a match is probably slim my sister matches me but only 50% what r my chances if i decide to use her bm.does it depend on how good the hospital is in doing this procedure or should i look into cord blood transplant.i am 19 1/2 yrs. old

I was wondering my husband was suppose to get a stem cell transplant in August he harvested the cells and underwent the ice treatment to get him in remission however they found he has hemochromatosis which is causing high iron in the liver they stopped the transplant now his T-Cell lymphoma is coming back I would like your opinion on whether or not he can get the transplant we are running out of time our only hope is the stem cell transplant he is using his own cells is there a risk of damage to the liver even more I don't know where to turn anymore he has been dealing with this recurring for two years now

My daughter of 12 is getting ready for allogenic transplant with her elder sister's marrow (10/10 match on tests done in New york )
When she was 9 she got hodgkins lymphoma stage 3b with mediastial mass of 10.2 cms..nodes all over neck and abdomen..(tumour load was very high)and got ABVD. She ..had an excellent response and was in CR. After 5 months she relapsed with B symptoms and then went for ICE followed by ASCT in oct 2012. Relapsed again in december 2012 with superclavicular nodes and was on bendamustine (6 cycles) followed by lenalidomide..from august...Now she relapsed yet again in november 2013..with nodes on neck and abdomen..Now planning for IGeV 2 cycles followed by Allogenic transplant from her sisters cells.
My query to you at this stage is if i bring her all the way to memorial sloan kettering from apollo hospitals india ,do u think her chances would be better with all new techniologies u have mentioned ?? what would be the costs for an allo transplant with all associated charges??

Thank you.
Vinod pillai

I heard about Dr. Giralt from a patient of his. I found the web page very helpful. How long does it take to get an appointment? thanks!

My mom was diagnosed in May of 2013 with MDS. She will be 84 in April and was wondering the age of the oldest patient at MSK who had received a transplant and what was the outcome. I know in the past patients were not considered candidates due to the age and other medical issues but I had read that this was changing. My mom was on Vidaza but it seems to have possibly stopped working. Thank you for any information you can provide.