In this episode hematologist-oncologists Dr. Kamal Abbi and Dr. Brad Heraly invite Alan Frey to the studio to discuss how CAR T-cell therapy is changing the future of blood cancer treatment. Alan shares his deeply personal journey battling chronic lymphocytic leukemia, including the moment he realized traditional therapies were no longer working and how CAR T therapy ultimately gave him another chance at life.

“Without CAR T, I wouldn’t be here. It gave me another chance.”
— Alan Frey

On this episode of Cancer Covered, you’ll learn:
• What CAR T-cell therapy is and how it uses the body’s immune system to fight cancer
• How CAR T differs from traditional chemotherapy and radiation treatments
• Why CAR T therapy is becoming an important option for blood cancer patients
• What patients can expect during the CAR T treatment and recovery process
• How side effects like cytokine release syndrome and neurotoxicity are monitored and managed
• Why movement, hydration and nutrition play a major role during recovery
• How perseverance and mindset can help patients through intensive treatment
• Why physicians believe CAR T therapies may continue moving earlier into treatment plans in the future

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