The HemOnc Pulse

Drs. Vijenthira and Prica, both of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, speak with host Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA, FACP, about their analysis on the cost-effectiveness of pola-R-CHP and second-line CAR-T in patients with DLBCL, and why its results differed from a similar study published in the journal Blood in December 2022.

Blood Cancers Today Editor-in-Chief Sagar Lonial, MD, FACP, discusses how he approaches frontline therapy for multiple myeloma (MM), why he thinks certain approaches to minimal residual disease (MRD) in MM are “premature,” and the data that show why sustained MRD negativity is key, with host Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA, FACP.

Dr. Alan Skarbnik, Director of the CLL and lymphoma program at Novant Health, brings his expertise in follicular lymphoma to the table. He discusses patient-centered care, emphasizing the importance of tailoring therapies to individual preferences. The conversation dives into the treatment landscape, including innovative bispecific antibodies and CAR-T therapies, and addresses the challenges of managing relapses. Skarbnik also highlights the need for personalized strategies in the evolving field of molecular therapies, ensuring patients receive the most effective and compassionate care.

In this episode of The HemOnc Pulse, Amer Zeidan, MBBS, MHS, of Yale, discusses the impact of AML classification updates, the practical implications of testing for genetic alterations, and how patient characteristics inform his approach to treating AML, with host Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA, FACP.

Swetha Kambhampati, MD, and Nikhil Thiruvengadam, MD, discuss the implications of their study investigating the cost-effectiveness of pola-R-CHP in previously untreated DLBCL.

In the latest episode of The HemOnc Pulse, Graham Collins, MBBS, MA, MRCP, FRCPath, DPhil, a lymphoma specialist at Oxford Cancer and Haematology Centre, discusses the findings from the HoLISTIC Consortium, and what he thinks about checkpoint inhibitors upfront in the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma.

What is it about chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies in hematologic oncology that keeps Michael Bishop, MD, Director of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Program at the University of Chicago, awake at night? In the latest episode of the podcast, Dr. Bishop discusses the matter and speaks about research that is identifying why CAR T-cell therapy doesn't always work.

In the latest episode of The HemOnc Pulse, Laurie H. Sehn, MD, MPH, Chair of the Lymphoma Tumour Group at the BC Cancer Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, talks with host Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA, FACP, about which bispecific antibodies will change the game in follicular lymphoma treatment. Dr. Sehn also explains why the TRIANGLE study is anticipated to be practice-changing and how it may make upfront transplant obsolete in MCL.

Sanam Loghavi, MD, stops by The HemOnc Pulse and chats with host Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA, FACP, about why she thinks 2022 was a major year for MDS in this latest episode of the podcast. With the unveiling of the two new MDS classification systems in the past year, Dr. Loghavi breaks down the classification models and what it means for the specialty.

In the latest episode of The HemOnc Pulse, podcast host Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA, FACP, talks with Elizabeth Brem, MD, Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine, off the heels of the 2022 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition. Dr. Brem discusses which chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) abstracts from ASH 2022 cannot be ignored, the latest news in Richter’s transformation, and why she is moving away from ibrutinib in her own clinical practice.