Scott W Harden - Status

This page tracks the status of Scott W Harden as he undergoes serious medical treatment in 2026.

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Issue: Scott is being treated for cancer (Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma)
Status: Scott completed several rounds of chemotherapy, has achieved temporary remission, and is on track for a bone marrow transplant mid June, 2026. Recent treatments have left Scott with very low immune function requiring him to quarantine at home, but he is feeling well.
Updated: 2026-05-28

2026 Jun: Allogenic bone marrow transplant (scheduled, 7/8 HLA-matched donor)
2026 June: BMT Prep: fludarabine, melphalan, total body radiation (scheduled)
2026 May: Chemotherapy: ifosfamide, carboplatin, etoposide (ICE, round 2/2)
2026 May: PET CT indicates treatment is working / on track for transplant
2026 Apr: Chemotherapy: ifosfamide, carboplatin, etoposide (ICE, round 1/2)
2026 Feb: Chemotherapy: duvelisib and romidepsin (aborted due to Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis reaction)
2025 Dec: Antibody therapy: anti-CD94 (aborted due to incomplete response)
2025 Nov: Relapse identified via CT and confirmed with surgery

2019: Treatments considered successful. Stable health for 6 years.
2019: Autologous bone marrow transplant
2019: Radiation therapy
2018: Chemotherapy: cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP, 5 rounds)
2018: Indolent disease became aggressive
2012: Diagnosed with Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma

Updated my profile photo before starting invasive treatments

Dec 2025, Gainesville, FL

Spending the day in the Clinical Research Unit

Dec 2025, Tampa, FL

Preparing for a long day of chemotherapy infusion

March 2025, Gainesville, FL

Losing my hair and Cushing's Syndrome makes me look different, but I'm feeling all right

April 2025, Tampa, FL

Pet CTs show disease progression over the last year, partial response to antibody therapy (Jan 16), and remission (May 4)

May 2025, Tampa, FL

Getting some computer time in between doctor appointments

May 2025, Gainesville, FL

Donate blood: During this process I am unable to make enough blood and platelets to support myself, and I rely on transfusions from blood donors to keep me alive. I owe my life to anonymous blood donors, and if you donate blood and encourage others to do the same, it goes a long way toward helping people like me!
Join the bone marrow registry: A healthy person with the right genetic match can donate some of their bone marrow to someone with blood cancer, allowing them to make healthy blood on their own, curing their disease! It can be hard to find a donor with a good genetic match, so the more people join the National Marrow Donor Program, the more people can be cured! Join the National Marrow Donor Program and you could save the life of someone like me!

Scott is an avid open source contributor and maintainer of several projects in the field of data visualization and signal analysis. Scott reduced open-source work in 2025 and stopped it completely in early 2026 to focus entirely on health. Scott is excited to return as an active maintainer after his health recovers.

Personal website: https://swharden.com
GitHub: https://github.com/swharden
2019 medical blog: https://swharden.com/med/
Contact: You are welcome to reach out to me directly, but as my energy drops it becomes harder to respond. Those around me will keep this page up to date if I become unable to update it myself.