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Nikhil Munshi, MD Director of Basic and Correlative Science, Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, discusses Outcomes Of The TOURMALINE-MM3 Study. At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018. http://obroncology.com

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Sundar Jagannath, MD Professor of Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, discusses Outcomes Of CA204-142 In MM. At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018. http://obroncology.com

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Sattva Neelapu, MD Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Division of Cancer Medicines, MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses The Future Of CAR-T Therapies. At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018. http://obroncology.com

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Lorenz Trumper, MD Professor of Internal Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Hematology and Oncology, Georg August University of Göttingen, discusses Results Of The ECHELON-2 Trial. At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018. http://obroncology.com

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Swaminathan P. Iyer, MD Professor, Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Division of Cancer Medicine Division, MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses Studies Regarding The Treatment Of PTCL. At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018. http://obroncology.com

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Andrew Pecora, MD Chief Innovation Officer, Professor and Vice President of Cancer Services, John Theurer Cancer Center, discusses Results Of The CPIT Trial. At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018. http://obroncology.com

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Andrzej Jakubowiak, MD Professor of Medicine Director, Myeloma Program University of Chicago Medical Center, discusses GRIFFIN Study Outcomes. At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018. http://obroncology.com

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Habte Yimer, MD Hematologist/Oncologist, US Oncology Research Executive Council Member, Texas Oncology, discusses Outcomes Of The GRIFFIN Study. At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018. http://obroncology.com

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Lorenz Trumper, MD Professor of Internal Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Hematology and Oncology, Georg August University of Göttingen discusses Differences Between B-Cell and T-Cell Lymphomas. At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018. http://obroncology.com

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David Siegel, MD Hematologist/Oncologist, Hackensack University Medical Center, John Theurer Cancer Center Discusses Results Of MM014 Study. At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018. http://obroncology.com

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Andre Goy, MD Chairman and Director of John Theurer Cancer Center, Chief of the Division of Lymphoma, Hackensack University Medical Center Discusses Long-Term Outcome Of Acalabrutinib In MCL. At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018. http://obroncology.com

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Nikhil Munshi, MD Director of Basic and Correlative Science, Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Discusses How ID2 Function Impacts Oncogenesis In MM. At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018. http://obroncology.com

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Sattva Neelapu, MD Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Division of Cancer Medicines, MD Anderson Cancer Center Discusses ZUMA-1 Two-Year Follow-Up Study In DLBCL. At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018. http://obroncology.com

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Rena Feinman, PhD Associate Scientist, Department of Research, John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center Discusses The Microboime Role In Cancer. At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018. http://obroncology.com

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Jasmine Zain, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Director, T Cell Lymphoma Program, City of Hope Discusses Novel Induction Regimens In PTCL At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018. http://obroncology.com

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Steven Chang, M.D., M.S. Urologic Oncologist and Health Service Researcher at Brigham and Women’s Hospital discusses Should We Be Doing Robotic Radical Nephrectomy at the Seventeenth International Kidney Cancer Symposium on Nov 2, 2018.

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David Braun, M.D., Phd an Oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston MA. discusses Why Not Use Bulk RNA Sequencing at the Seventeenth International Kidney Cancer Symposium on Nov 2, 2018.

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Filippo Milano, M.D., PhD Assistant Member Clinical Research Division, Associate Director Cord Blood Transplantation Cord Blood Program, Assistant Professor University of Washington Discusses Uses Of Cord Blood Transplants At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018.

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Mitchell Smith, M.D., PhD Professor of Medicine and Associate Center Director for Clinical Investigations in the Division of Hematology & Oncology and the GW Cancer Center Discusses Ibrutinib Or Chemotherapy at Lymphoma & Myeloma on October 18, 2018.

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Joseph Mikhael, M.D. Professor in the Applied Cancer Research and Drug Discovery Division at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) Discusses Genomics In Multiple Myeloma at Lymphoma & Myeloma on October 18, 2018.

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C. Ola Landgren, M.D. Chief of the Myeloma Service in the Division of Hematologic Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Discusses MRD Detection In MM at Lymphoma & Myeloma on October 18, 2018.

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Kanti Rai, M.D. Professor of medicine at The Karches Center for Oncology Research, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research; director of the Center for Oncology and Cell Biology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center; and professor of medicine and molecular medicine at Hofstra University Northwell School of Medicine Discusses The Changing Paradigm In The Treatment Of CLL at Lymphoma & Myeloma on October 18, 2018.

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Samir Parekh, M.D. Associate Professor of medicine, hematology, medical oncology, and oncological sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Discusses Drug Repurposing For Myeloma Patients At Lymphoma & Myeloma on October 18, 2018.

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Michael Wang, M.D. Professor in the department of Lymphoma & Myeloma at MD Anderson Discusses Metabolic Reprogramming At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018.

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Robert McBane, M.D. Practicing Hematologist & Oncologist At The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN Discusses ADAM-VTE Trial Summary At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018.         hematologic malignancies, the mayo clinic, adam-vte trial summary, the 60th ash annual meeting, ash, adam-vte

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Filippo Milano, M.D., PhD Assistant Member Clinical Research Division, Associate Director Cord Blood Transplantation Cord Blood Program, Assistant Professor University of Washington Discusses Cord Blood Transplants At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018.

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Mohamed Mohty, M.D., PhD Professor of Hematology and head of the Hematology and Cellular Therapy Department at the Saint-Antoine Hospital and University Pierre & Marie Curie (Paris, France) Discusses Cellular Therapies At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018.

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Mohamed Mohty, M.D., PhD Professor of Hematology and head of the Hematology and Cellular Therapy Department at the Saint-Antoine Hospital and University Pierre & Marie Curie (Paris, France) Discusses Whats Next In EBV-CTLs Cellular Therapy At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018.

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Sattva Neelapu, M.D. Professor, Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX Discusses Next Step In ZUMA Studies At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018.

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Sattva Neelapu, M.D. Professor, Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX Discusses 2 Year Update: ZUMA-1 Study At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018.

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Mohamed Mohty, M.D., PhD Professor of Hematology and head of the Hematology and Cellular Therapy Department at the Saint-Antoine Hospital and University Pierre & Marie Curie (Paris, France) Discusses Use Of EBV CTLs in Lymphoma At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018.

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Sundar Jagannath, M.D. Director of the Multiple Myeloma Program and Professor of Medicine (Hematology and Medical Oncology) at The Tisch Cancer Institute Discusses Pomalidomide, Dexamethasone, & Elotuzumab Combo Trial At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018.

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Aziz Nazha MD of Cleveland Clinic discusses the overview of his study of A Personalized Prediction Model for Outcomes after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes at ASH 2018. Background Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) remains the only potentially curative option for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Genetic alterations have an impact on outcomes after HCT in MDS (Lindsley C, et al, NEJM 2017). Given the significant risks of transplant-related mortality and relapse, identifying patients (pts) who may or may not benefit from HCT is clinically important. We explored how the incorporation of genomic / clinical data using…

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Francesca Gay, MD, PhD of the GIMEMA, European Myeloma Network discusses the next steps for Ixazomib in Multiple Myeloma after the results of the TOURMALINE-MM3 phase 3 trial. Key findings, which will be presented by Dr. Meletios Dimopoulos, include: The trial achieved its primary endpoint with NINLARO resulting in a statistically significant improvement in PFS versus placebo in adult patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma who responded to HDT and ASCT as assessed by an Independent Review Committee (IRC) (HR 0.72; 95% CI: 0.582, 0.890; p-value=0.002). This corresponds to a 28 percent reduction in risk of progression or death and a…

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Francesca Gay, MD, PhD of the GIMEMA, European Myeloma Network discusses Duration of Maintenance and the Advantage to High Risk Patients of the TOURMALINE-MM3 phase 3 study. Key findings, which will be presented by Dr. Meletios Dimopoulos, include: The trial achieved its primary endpoint with NINLARO resulting in a statistically significant improvement in PFS versus placebo in adult patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma who responded to HDT and ASCT as assessed by an Independent Review Committee (IRC) (HR 0.72; 95% CI: 0.582, 0.890; p-value=0.002). This corresponds to a 28 percent reduction in risk of progression or death and a 39…

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Francesca Gay, MD, PhD of the GIMEMA, European Myeloma Network discusses the results of the phase 3 study TOURMALINE-MM3. The study is the first and only Phase 3 placebo-controlled study evaluating a proteasome inhibitor (PI) in the maintenance setting to produce data. Key findings, which will be presented by Dr. Meletios Dimopoulos, include: The trial achieved its primary endpoint with NINLARO resulting in a statistically significant improvement in PFS versus placebo in adult patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma who responded to HDT and ASCT as assessed by an Independent Review Committee (IRC) (HR 0.72; 95% CI: 0.582, 0.890; p-value=0.002). This…

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Dr. Khorana M.D., Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, CaseWestern Reserve University, the Sondra and Stephen Hardis Chair in Oncology Research, Vice-Chair for Clinical Services of the Taussig Cancer Institute and Director of the Gastrointestinal Malignancies Program at the Cleveland Clinic Discusses CASSINI Trial Rivaroxaban Results At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018.

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Dr. Khorana M.D., Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, CaseWestern Reserve University, the Sondra and Stephen Hardis Chair in Oncology Research, Vice-Chair for Clinical Services of the Taussig Cancer Institute and Director of the Gastrointestinal Malignancies Program at the Cleveland Clinic Discusses CASSINI Trial Blood Thinner Safety At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018.

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Aaron Gerds, M.D., M.S. assistant professor of medicine in the Hematology and Medical Oncology department at the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute Discusses Azacitidine & Atezolizumab Combo Study At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018.

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Rajat Bannerji, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Hematology Oncology Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Discusses Phase 1 Study Of REGN1979 At The 60th ASH Annual Meeting on Dec 1, 2018.

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Ajai Chari, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, the Director of Clinical Research in the Multiple Myeloma Program, and the Associate Director of Clinical Research, Mt Sinai Cancer Clinical Trials Office Discusses Will MRD Testing Effect Clinicians Today? at Lymphoma & Myeloma on October 18, 2018.

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Ajai Chari, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, the Director of Clinical Research in the Multiple Myeloma Program, and the Associate Director of Clinical Research, Mt Sinai Cancer Clinical Trials Office Discusses Whats On The Horizon For MRD Testing? at Lymphoma & Myeloma on October 18, 2018.

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Ajai Chari, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, the Director of Clinical Research in the Multiple Myeloma Program, and the Associate Director of Clinical Research, Mt Sinai Cancer Clinical Trials Office Discusses Next Step In MRD Research at Lymphoma & Myeloma on October 18, 2018.

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Ajai Chari, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, the Director of Clinical Research in the Multiple Myeloma Program, and the Associate Director of Clinical Research, Mt Sinai Cancer Clinical Trials Office Discusses MRD Test For Myeloma & How To Use It. at Lymphoma & Myeloma on October 18, 2018.

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Ajai Chari, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, the Director of Clinical Research in the Multiple Myeloma Program, and the Associate Director of Clinical Research, Mt Sinai Cancer Clinical Trials Office Discusses Is MRD Testing Ready For Primetime? At Lymphoma & Myeloma on October 18, 2018.

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Ajai Chari, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, the Director of Clinical Research in the Multiple Myeloma Program, and the Associate Director of Clinical Research, Mt Sinai Cancer Clinical Trials Office Discusses Dana-Farber IFM Study Data at Lymphoma & Myeloma on October 18, 2018.

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Jennifer Brown, M.D., Director of the CLL Center of the Division of Hematologic Malignancies at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts discusses Whats On The Horizon For CLL at Lymphoma & Myeloma on October 18, 2018.

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Jennifer Brown, M.D., Director of the CLL Center of the Division of Hematologic Malignancies at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts discusses The Role Of MRD In CLL at Lymphoma & Myeloma on October 18, 2018.

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Jennifer Brown, M.D., Director of the CLL Center of the Division of Hematologic Malignancies at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts discusses Prophylaxis With Pi3 Kinase Inhibitors at Lymphoma & Myeloma on October 18, 2018.

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Jennifer Brown, M.D., Director of the CLL Center of the Division of Hematologic Malignancies at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts discusses Pi3 Kinase Inhibitors Autoimmune Toxicity at Lymphoma & Myeloma on October 18, 2018.

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Neil E. Kay, M.D., Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and a Consultant in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota discusses How To Manage 17P Patients at Lymphoma & Myeloma on October 18, 2018

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Jacqueline Barrientos, M.D., Associate Professor, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Discusses Best Drug Sequence To Treat CLL. At Lymphoma & Myeloma on October 18, 2018

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Earn CME: https://naccme.com/program/7317 In this presentation from the ‘Evaluating the Role of PI3K Inhibitors in Follicular Lymphoma: Highlighting the Diversity and Impact of an Emerging Therapeutic Class symposium, Dr. Peter Martin provides an overview of how to approach early relapsing follicular lymphoma. © 2018 Imedex, an HMP Company

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Earn CME: https://naccme.com/program/7317 In this presentation from the ‘Evaluating the Role of PI3K Inhibitors in Follicular Lymphoma: Highlighting the Diversity and Impact of an Emerging Therapeutic Class symposium, Dr. John P. Leonard provides an update on new data on upfront and maintenance therapy for the treatment of follicular lymphoma. © 2018 Imedex, an HMP Company

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Earn CME: https://naccme.com/program/7316 In this presentation from the ‘Surviving and Thriving with B-Cell Malignancies: Surveying an Ever-Evolving Landscape symposium, Dr. Anas Younes discusses new antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates for use in the treatment of B-cell lymphoma. © 2018 Imedex, an HMP Company

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Earn CME: https://naccme.com/program/7315 In this presentation from the ‘CAR-T for Lymphomas: Cultivating a Cure, Controlling a Crisis symposium, Nurse Rita M. Jakubowski provides an overview of CAR-T in lymphoma. © 2018 Imedex, an HMP Company

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Earn CME: https://naccme.com/program/7315 In this presentation from the ‘CAR-T for Lymphomas: Cultivating a Cure, Controlling a Crisis symposium, Dr. Caron A. Jacobson discusses what the future of CAR-T cell therapy looks like for. © 2018 Imedex, an HMP Company

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Earn CME: https://naccme.com/program/7314 In this presentation from the ‘Navigating the Evolving Therapeutic Landscape of CLL: Strategies for the Optimal Application of Emerging Agents and Combinations in Practice symposium, Dr. Peter Hillmen discusses whether the sequence of novel agents for CLL matters. © 2018 Imedex, an HMP Company

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Earn CME: https://naccme.com/program/7314 In this presentation from the ‘Navigating the Evolving Therapeutic Landscape of CLL: Strategies for the Optimal Application of Emerging Agents and Combinations in Practice symposium, Dr. Kanti Rai provides and overview of historical changes in the CLL treatment paradigm. © 2018 Imedex, an HMP Company

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Earn CME: https://naccme.com/program/7313 In this presentation from the ‘New Horizons in the Treatment of Relapsed and Refractory Myeloma symposium, Dr. Jesús F. San Miguel discusses whether myeloma is curable. © 2018 Imedex, an HMP Company

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Earn CME: https://naccme.com/program/7313 In this presentation from the ‘New Horizons in the Treatment of Relapsed and Refractory Myeloma symposium, Dr. Cara A. Rosenbaum discusses the management of unfit and frail patients with relapsed and refractory myeloma. © 2018 Imedex, an HMP Company

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Earn CME: https://naccme.com/program/7311 In this presentation from the ‘FLT3 Targets in RIn this presentation from the ‘R AML: Evaluating Emerging Clinical Data and Implications on Current Practice symposium, Dr. Koen van Besien discusses whether acute myeloid leuekemia patients between the ages of 60 and 80 should receive an allogeneic stem cell transplant. © 2018 Imedex, an HMP Company

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Earn CME: https://naccme.com/program/7311 In this presentation from the ‘FLT3 Targets in RIn this presentation from the ‘R AML: Evaluating Emerging Clinical Data and Implications on Current Practice symposium, Dr. Gail J. Roboz discusses minimal residual disease in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). © 2018 Imedex, an HMP Company

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Earn CME: https://naccme.com/program/7311 In this presentation from the ‘FLT3 Targets in AML: Evaluating Emerging Clinical Data and Implications on Current Practice symposium, Dr. Gail J. Roboz discusses the correct targets for patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML). © 2018 Imedex, an HMP Company

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Earn CME: https://naccme.com/program/7310 In this presentation from the ‘New and Emerging Agents in ALL and the Evolving Treatment Paradigm symposium, Dr. Pinkal Desai discusses the use of immotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). © 2018 Imedex, an HMP Company

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In this weeks video, Dr. Brian G.M. Durie talks about ways myeloma patients, caregivers, or family members can give back to the myeloma community. The BOTTOM LINE: The Myeloma Warrior Spirit means having the energy and resilience to seek out the best care for patients.

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In this weeks video, Dr. Brian G.M. Durie details the results of the STORM 2b trial, which uses selinexor in combination with dexamethasone to treat multiple myeloma patients who are refractory to IMiDs, proteasome inhibitors, and daratumumab. BOTTOM LINE: Selinexor will likely be approved by the FDA, demonstrating its safety and efficacy in combination with other myeloma therapies.

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In this video, Dr. Brian G.M. Durie explains that active myeloma is diagnosed if a patient has CRAB features and myeloma-defining events. He also sheds light on a new set of criteria for high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma, known as the 2/20/20 rule. BOTTOM LINE: Talk with your doctor to assess if you have high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma.

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Scott Fields, M.D., SVP Head Pharmaceutical Development Oncology at Bayer Pharmaceuticals discusses Bayer Xofigo Program. At ESMO Oncology Conference – Munich, Germany On October 19, 2018.

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Scott Fields, M.D., SVP Head Pharmaceutical Development Oncology at Bayer Pharmaceuticals discusses Bayer Stivarga Program. At ESMO Oncology Conference – Munich, Germany On October 19, 2018.

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Scott Fields, M.D., SVP Head Pharmaceutical Development Oncology at Bayer Pharmaceuticals discusses Bayer Regorafenib Program. At ESMO Oncology Conference – Munich, Germany On October 19, 2018.

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