James Smithy, MD, MHS

Hear a stage IV melanoma survivor and nurse share TIL therapy insights, healthy-living tips, and why specialized cancer centers matter.

Learn what to expect after TIL therapy: caregiver help, nearby lodging, fatigue recovery, frequent labs, and 24/7 team support for safe healing.

A patient shares motivation after CAR T/TIL therapy as experts reveal caregiver tips for recovery, safety, and avoiding burnout.

Patient reveals what keeps him motivated; clinicians explain how caregivers advocate, monitor symptoms, manage meds, and prevent burnout.

Learn how care teams track fluids, vitals and labs during IL-2, manage rigors, hypotension and infection risks in TIL therapy.

Melanoma patients preparing for inpatient TIL therapy learn what to pack, how chemo feels, and how IL‑2 side effects are managed.

Practical guidance eases anxiety before inpatient TIL therapy for melanoma, explaining chemo, infusion, IL-2 side effects, and how to prepare for hospitalization.

Patient recounts IL‑2 therapy chills, rigors, ICU seizure scare, and recovery—what treatment feels like and why monitoring matters.

Inside TIL therapy: daily hospital routines, caregiver support, chemo and infusion steps, and what recovery questions patients ask most.

Inside a TIL therapy hospital stay: daily routines, caregiver support, and what to expect from chemo, infusion, and recovery.

A patient recounts sudden vision changes leading to brain tumor surgery and a switch from immunotherapy to targeted therapy and new TIL treatment.