Category Archives: Stem Cell Transplant

Cephas Bowles, the president and CEO of Newark, N.J., jazz radio station WBGO, died Feb. 21 at Hackensack University Medical Center, following complications from a stem cell transplant. Bowles, who had been diagnosed with leukemia two years ago and had previously undergone a bone marrow transplant, was 62. 1 Joe Lovano (right) greets Lionel Hampton along with Cephas Bowles of WBGO at the Jazz Leadership Society Dinner held at Swing 46, New York City 1999 By Norm Harris 1 of 2 Next Bowles, who was affiliated with the station for 21 years, grew up in Newark and returned to his hometown after earning a degree in broadcasting from Syracuse University and working for CBS radio in New York and two NPR stations in Arizona. His first position at WBGO was as station manager. As CEO/president, he was largely responsible for establishing the stations streaming presence on the web, the first jazz station to become available via that medium. Bowles also served on the board of directors of National Public Radio and was active in the Newark community in other areas. Continued here: Cephas Bowles, CEO/President of Jazz Station WBGO, Dies at 62 … Continue reading →

The parents of a two-year-old girl who died of cancer have issued an emotional appeal to get more people to become stem cell donors. Margot Martini tragically lost her battle with leukaemia in October last year. She had previously had a bone marrow transplant in February 2014 after a match was found, but devastatingly, the cancer returned. A new campaign called 'Just One More' has been released by Team Margot and explains the desperate need for more donors in Britain. Her family wrote: "There are more than 37,000 people worldwide who need a bone marrow transplant. "And like Margot, they urgently need your help to find a matching donor. "On average, only half of those seeking a matching donor will ever succeed in finding one. "And only 20% if the patient has an ethnic or mixed family background." Team Margot encourages everyone in good health between the ages of 17 and 55 to register as a stem cell donor, then encourage Just One More person to do the same . Margot's family have also announced that a Team Margot Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Awareness Day will be held on October 7 this year - exactly two years after her … Continue reading →

WATCH ABOVE:Her story touched people across the country, and now there is more good news for Edmonton mom Tammy McLash. Su-Ling Goh explains. EDMONTON Tammy McLash, an Alberta mother diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, finally had her stem cell transplant. The Edmonton mother was diagnosed in August, and completedfour rounds of chemotherapy while waiting for a matching stem cell donor. During that time, she has only been able to see her three-year-old twins, Adam and Madeline, for about 30 minutes a day, at most. Tammy was in isolation for much of December, missing both Christmas and the twins third birthday. In January, they made the trip to Calgary for herstem cell transplant on Jan. 21. READ MORE: Alberta mother battling leukemia desperately searching for stem cell match The long search for a donor seems to have paid off: the transplant was considered successful. Tammy may be able to go home in two months. In the meantime, her friend is putting a team together to run for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada in Tammys honour. Tammy and Matt have been amazing and so supportive and were just trying to support everyone so that she can get through it and … Continue reading →

Khalid Adam is up and about after his stem cell transplant Read Khalid's story here on the Anthony Nolan website: By: Anthony Nolan … Continue reading →

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To what length would you go to save someone's life, a stranger's life at that? It's a question Be The Match group representatives are asking you as every ten minutes someone who has blood cancer dies. We're talking about people diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma and sickle cell anemia. For hundreds of patients each year, their only hope for survival is a bone marrow or stem cell transplant. "My doctors told me, you can go through a transplant or you can die," said John Philpott, Be The Match community engagement representative. "Those were my only choices." Fortunately, for John Philpott who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2012, he eventually heard the words "We found a match." Philpott, like many others, 70 percent, to be exact, do not find a matched donor within their family. After beating cancer, he nabbed a job working for the group that saved his life. "The number one thing that Be The Match does is provide hope patients who have no other choice than to receive a transplant," Philpott said. Friday, Feb. 20 and Saturday, Feb. 21, people can sign up to be a part of the registry. You have to be between the ages of 18-44 … Continue reading →

After my stem cell transplant update. By: Melissa Firmes … Continue reading →

By RTT News, February 18, 2015, 09:15:00 AM EDT (RTTNews.com) - Seattle Genetics Inc. ( SGEN ) announced it has submitted a supplemental Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. FDA based on data from the phase 3 AETHERA trial of ADCETRIS (brentuximab vedotin) as consolidation therapy immediately following an autologous stem cell transplant in Hodgkin lymphoma patients at high risk of relapse. The trial achieved its primary endpoint and demonstrated a significant increase in progression-free survival (PFS) per independent review facility, with a hazard ratio of 0.57 and a p-value of 0.001. Clay Siegall, CEO of Seattle Genetics, said: "Results from the AETHERA trial demonstrated that treating high risk Hodgkin lymphoma patients with ADCETRIS in following autologous stem cell transplant resulted in a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival with a manageable safety profile. We believe that this is clinically meaningful and supports a label expansion for ADCETRIS in this setting." For comments and feedback: contact editorial@rttnews.com http://www.rttnews.com Read more here: Seattle Genetics Submits Supplemental BLA For Phase 3 AETHERA Trial Of ADCETRIS … Continue reading →

A father of two is completely over the moon after receiving the news that a stem cell match has been found for him. Jaso Manokaran, a 29-year-old from Harrow, described potential donors as being like gold dust after a shock cancer diagnosis left him relying upon a bone marrow transplant from an unrelated donor. After being rushed to hospital due to constant pain and fever-like symptoms, Jaso who is a Sri Lankan Tamil - was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in December and faced an uphill battle to find a match on the Anthony Nolan register. His wife Jasmini, who signed up to the register herself, kick-started the Help Save Jaso campaign to recruit more Sri Lankan donors to the register. Following weeks of campaigning to get more Sri Lankan Tamils to sign up, Jaso has defied all odds and found himself a stem cell match. Jasmini said: When the consultant told us they had a match for Jaso it was just amazing news. We were so happy, completely over the moon. The consultant told us how rare it is to find a match for a Sri Lankan so Jaso feels like the luckiest man thats ever lived. "Words cannot … Continue reading →

Autologous Stem Cell Transplant | Animation Video What is a Autologous Stem Cell Transplant? Most stem cells are in your bone marrow. You also have some in your blood that circulate from your bone marrow. Bo... By: Medical.Animation.Videos.Library … Continue reading →