Patient families

You don’t have to go through a stem cell transplant or CAR T-cell therapy alone. Anthony Nolan’s Helpline is here for you.

Advance care planning can be an important part of your stem cell transplant or cellular therapy treatment. Here, we’ll explain what an advance care plan is, how you can create your own, and why they’re important for everyone to think about.

Gene therapy is an emerging treatment option for some people with certain blood disorders. But what is it? We’re here to explain what gene therapy is, how it works, and who can have it.

Anthony Nolan’s health information for patients and families affected by stem cell transplant or CAR T-cell therapy is evidence-based, up-to-date and accessible. This means you can trust our information to be accurate and useful. Hopefully, it can empower you to make sense of your situation and make the best decisions for your future.

CAR T-cell therapy recovery comes with its own challenges. This information will explain what you can expect, focusing on side effects and how to support your own recovery.

There are a few stages when you have CAR T-cell therapy. In this information, we’ll explain each of these stages so you know exactly what to expect.

There is some preparation needed before you have CAR T-cell therapy. This information will explain the tests and other treatment you might have. It will also give you some tips and suggestions.

Prehabilitation (prehab) is an important part of preparing for your stem cell transplant or CAR T-cell therapy. Your hospital might work with you through their own prehab programme, or you might have to be a bit more independent with your prehab — with support from your medical team and Anthony Nolan.

Fertility is your ability to get pregnant or get someone else pregnant. Having a stem cell transplant might affect your fertility. This can feel really hard to process when the transplant itself is already a lot to cope with. On this page, we'll explain how it might affect fertility, alternative options to consider and where to look for support.

Group leader Dr Robe