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What are the immediate and long-term side effects of an autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT)? (https://www.myeloma.org/videos/are-immediate-long-term-side-effects-autologous-stem-cell-transplant-asct)

In this video, Dr. Brian G.M. Durie explains how high-dose melphalan therapy that precedes an ASCT may cause some side effects and how an ASCT itself may result in some low-risk complications.

BOTTOM LINE:
Autologous stem cell transplant is still a recommended therapy, if feasible, and it is mostly manageable.

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Image of Dr. Brian G.M. Durie Dr. Brian G.M. Durie (1942-2025) was the co-founder of the IMF. He was a Professor of Medicine, Hematologist/Oncologist, and Honoree MD at the University of Brussels.