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Cell and Developmental Biology

Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy

2023

Advanced care at home

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Post Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Care In The “Home Sweet Home” Setting: A Treatment Paradigm Shift, Mohamed A. Kharfan-Dabaja, Vivek Roy, Hemant Murthy, Deborah Fischer, Razan Mohty, Ashley Greathouse, Alethea Brown, Kathryn Moreno, Emily Godsey, Jennifer M. Higginbotham, Ashley Bartholomew, Alexis Jackson, Ricardo A. Torres-Guzman, Antonio J. Forte, Sikander Ailawadhi, Roxana Dronca, Michael Maniaci Jun 2023

Post Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Care In The “Home Sweet Home” Setting: A Treatment Paradigm Shift, Mohamed A. Kharfan-Dabaja, Vivek Roy, Hemant Murthy, Deborah Fischer, Razan Mohty, Ashley Greathouse, Alethea Brown, Kathryn Moreno, Emily Godsey, Jennifer M. Higginbotham, Ashley Bartholomew, Alexis Jackson, Ricardo A. Torres-Guzman, Antonio J. Forte, Sikander Ailawadhi, Roxana Dronca, Michael Maniaci

Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy

Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common hematologic malignancy with 34,470 estimated new cases in 2022. High-dose therapy followed by autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (auto-HCT) is a standard treatment for MM even in the era of novel therapies. This is usually done in hospital-based setting, whether in the inpatient or outpatient units. Advanced Care at Home (ACH) represents a virtual hybrid hospital-at-home program that combines a virtual provider-staffed command center with vendor-mediated supply chain capable of delivering high-acuity care in the comfort of patient’s own homes. In our program, we leveraged the existing ACH platform to deliver post-HCT care …