marrow transplant for peripheral t-cell lymphoma?

[janiestjane]

My uncle was diagnosed with peripheral t-cell lymphoma stage 3, 4 months ago. He just finished chemo and it did nothing. I have been reading on stem cell and bone marrow transplants but can't find out any info as to whether it can be done with this type of cancer. ANY infor helpful. Thanks.

[Jay Tor]

There are 89 clinical trials currently listed for T-C lymphoma, go to the link below:
[url="http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/c/a1r/action/SearchAction?JServSessionIdzone_ct=u5nbz ywts1&Term=T-Cell+Lymphoma&submit=Search"]http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/c/a1r/action/SearchAction?JServSessionIdzone_ct=u5nbz ywts1&Term=T-Cell+Lymphoma&submit=Search[/url]

PBSCT is available for pretty well every type of lymphoma but usually the patient must be in remission.
Bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplants can be very difficult procedures; success depends on finding a 'match' [6/6 HLA is best] and good overall health otherwise [esp. cardiac, kidney and liver].

Try the Bone Marrow Foundation, Cancerlit, Oncolink [U. Penn] and the National Cancer Institute for more information.
[url="http://www.nci.nih.gov/"]http://www.nci.nih.gov/[/url]

Good luck,
Jay