Hear how Lincoln resident battled rare disease with help from promising clinical trial

Name: Hear how Lincoln resident battled rare disease with help from promising clinical trial
Uploaded: 2026-08-05T00:50:54.000Z
Duration: 2 min 22 s
Channel: The Sacramento Bee
Description: Lisa Ferrero was diagnosed with two rare, related diseases -- multiple myeloma and amyloid light-chain amyloidosis and told she had 5 years to live in 2015. Over a decade later, Ferrero discussed her battle with both illnesses and how a clinical trial for CAR-T cell therapy helped her regain her joy for life during a conversation with The Bee at her Lincoln home on June 30, 2026.

Lisa Ferrero was diagnosed with two rare, related diseases -- multiple myeloma and amyloid light-chain amyloidosis and told she had 5 years to live in 2015. Over a decade later, Ferrero discussed her battle with both illnesses and how a clinical trial for CAR-T cell therapy helped her regain her joy for life during a conversation with The Bee at her Lincoln home on June 30, 2026.

By The Sacramento Bee

Published August 5, 2026

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