Evaluation Tests and Screening
You will need a series of tests and assessments to evaluate your health before CAR T-cell therapy begins. Working with your physician and CAR T nurse navigator, your clinical coordinator will schedule the tests and give you a full list of appointments. This testing may need to be done at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute or Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s location in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston. Testing may include:
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- A physical exam
- Review of medical history
- Lab work
- EKG
- PET-CT scan
- Brain MRI
- Echo-cardiogram
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