Description
CAR-T cell therapy gave John Renze a new treatment option after other treatments for stage 4 large B-cell lymphoma had not eliminated his cancer. In this video, John reflects on his CAR-T journey at Mayo Clinic and the years that followed.
John was referred to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, after tumors were discovered in his chest, close to his heart. He was diagnosed with stage 4 large B-cell lymphoma. Over the next two years, he underwent chemotherapy and radiation therapy and participated in clinical studies, but his cancer remained.
In 2016, John qualified for a clinical trial at Mayo Clinic evaluating chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) for large B-cell lymphoma. After receiving the CAR-T cell infusion, his first scan was clear.
"I went from piles of cancer to none in four weeks," John says.
John remains in remission, and he reflects on to his everyday life, including working, farming and spending time with his children and grandchildren.
Mayo Clinic researchers continue to advance CAR-T cell therapy, exploring innovative delivery methods and the potential to treat diseases beyond blood cancers.
Learn more about CAR-T cell therapy: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/car-t-cell-therapy/about/pac-20585020
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:25 Lymphoma diagnosis
00:48 CAR-T cell therapy
01:15 Future plans
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