2018 Frontier Fiesta March for Marrow 5K Run & Walk Houston
Event Date:
Sat, 03/24/2018 - 8:00am (EDT)
Bone Marrow Diseases:
Community Event Type:
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Join us for the 8th Annual March for Marrow 5K Run & Walk and help us find a cure for
Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) currently represents the leading cause of nonrelapse mortality and morbidity after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT). In parallel with an increased use of
Thank you for attending the 2017 Patient and Family Conference in Orlando, FL.
Thank you for attending the 2017 Patient and Family Conference in Kansas City, MO.
The most common cause of post-transplant mortality in patients with hematological malignancy is relapse, followed by GvHD, infections, organ toxicity and second malignancy. Immune-mediated complications such as GvHD continue to be challenging, yet amenable to control through manipulation of the T-cell compartment of the donor graft with subsequent immunomodulation after transplant. However, risk of both relapse and infection increase concomitantly with T-cell depletion (TCD) strategies that impair immune recovery.
Thank you for attending the 2017 Patient and Family Conference in Newark, NJ.
Thank you for attending the 2017 Minneapolis Patient and Family Conference.
Over the past few years, several documentaries and dramas about people living with aplastic anemia have been created by independent filmmakers and by patients themselves. These depict the everyday lives of patients coping with a diagnosis, the challenges presented by treatment and the hardship caused by inadequate medical insurance coverage.
Whether fictional movies, or stories about actual patients and families, these portrayals bring you into the world of bone marrow failure disease in an uncompromising and straightforward manner.
AAMDSIF hosts Patient & Family Conferences around the United States each year. Conferences are free to attend and include presentations by the leading medical experts in rare blood cancers and bone marrow failure diseases. It is also an incredible and important opportunity for patients to connect with one another and share support, answers and hope.
