[Lacerta]

High-dose chemo & stem cell transplantation postponed

by Lacerta on Fri Feb 05, 2016 11:15 am

Hi,

My mother was supposed to harvest stem cells this week, but it was postponed 2 months due to an infection. She was diagnosed in November 2015, and has since then been treated with low dose Velcade (bortezomib).

We are now worried about the fact that she has to wait two months for starting the stem cell transplantation. Is time crucial considering progress of the myeloma?

[Tracy J]

Re: High-dose chemo & stem cell transplantation postponed

by Tracy J on Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:00 pm

The answer to that question depends on how rapidly her myeloma is progressing. Generally speaking, I would guess that it's not substantially important.

What IS clearly substantially important is that you go into a stem cell transplant in maximum health. It would be far worse to start a stem cell transplant with an infection than to wait two months.

Good luck!