ASTCT Practice Guidelines vs LLS CAR T

ASTCT practice guidelines and clinical calculators for blood and bone marrow transplantation, and cellular therapies. The ASTCT Practice Guidelines application provides up to date access to practice guidelines, evidence-based reviews and position statements from the ASTCT Committee on Practice Guidelines. These documents are developed and updated by leading experts in the field of blood and bone marrow transplantation and cellular therapy. In addition the app includes clinical calculators relevant to HCT patients. These tools will allow immediate access to information that can help guide clinical decision making. Topics covered include: • General guidelines • Conditioning regimens • Stem cell collection and mobilization • Graft-Versus-Host disease • HCT for Malignant and non-Malignant Hematologic Diseases, including pediatric and adult patients • Supportive Care • Survivorship Detailed references and full access to source papers is also provided. The American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) is an international professional membership association of physicians, investigators and other health care professionals, dedicated to improving the application and success of blood and marrow transplantation and related cellular therapies.

Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy (CAR T-cell Therapy) is a treatment in which a patient’s own blood cells are genetically reprogrammed to find and kill cancer cells. Using your smartphone, tablet, or other handheld device, download our interactive mobile app to learn about the process of CAR T-cell therapy. Our 3-D animation illustrates how T cells and CAR T cells travel through the bloodstream to seek out and eliminate blood cancer cells.