CAr-t on plan13 Feb 2025 15:30
See below which is the timetable of CAR-T treatment .it takes longer in reality than people expected, so no need to panic on no news.
Determining eligibility: 5-7 days, depending on the number of tests, scans and consultations ordered by your doctor.
Obtaining insurance approval: 10 to 14 days, on average, but sometimes as long as 4 weeks. (Patients may either rest at home during this period or have additional treatments, such as bridging chemotherapy, to keep their disease under control.)
Extracting the T cells (apheresis): 2 days. Patients must come to the hospital on both days and expect to stay for several hours. The first day is for placing the apheresis catheter to extract the cells. The second day is for collecting the cells.
Enhancing the T cells: 3 weeks. That’s generally how long it takes for T cells to be sent to the lab, altered and returned to MD Anderson.
Lympho-depletion chemotherapy: 5 days. This step helps deplete your natural immune system to allow the CAR T cells to expand and proliferate after they are infused.
Infusing the CAR T cells: This usually takes no more than an hour, though it could be as quick as 15 minutes. It depends on how many bags of cells are being infused, and if you have a reaction.