HealthTree Podcast for Multiple Myeloma

Join us as we talk with Dr. Jay Bradner, MD of the Bradner Lab, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Bradner focuses his research on the use of chemical biology to target gene regulatory pathways. Specifically, Dr. Bradner is working to develop a MYC inhibitor for myeloma. MYC is the most common translocation to be found in multiple myeloma and increases in prevalance as the disease progresses, so finding a target for this translocations is critical.

Do all multiple myeloma patients need continuous maintenance therapy? Join us as we talk with Dr. Antonio Palumbo, MD on HealthTree Podcast for Multiple Myeloma about the recent data to suggest that this may be the case.

Join us as we learn more about the new Hevylite® test for myeloma patients - when it should be used and why it is important with Dr. Stephen Harding of The Binding Site.

Join us as we talk with Dr. Saad Usmani, MD about his new position as Director of Clinical Research for Hematologic Malignancies and Director of Plasma Cell Disorders at the Levine Cancer Institute and his clinical trials for high-risk myeloma patients. Dr. Usmani was formerly at UAMS.

Hear from Dr. Brendan Weiss, MD from the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania about the indicators and factors that can MGUS progression to myeloma and a host of immunotherapy approaches that are up-and-coming both in the lab and clinic. He will also share his work on the bone marrow environment, how obesity impacts transplant, and how MGUS in racial groups.

Join us as we talk in detail about the recent announcement by the Mayo Clinic on Dr. Stephen Russell, MD, PhD's success in using the measles vaccine to halt myeloma growth. This major announcement was made earlier this week and patients want to know more. Dr. Russell will describe the long road to use vaccines to treat cancer, how that work was connected to myeloma, how it works in myeloma, and what comes next.

Join us as we talk with Dr. Paul Richardson about why and when patients should join a multiple myeloma clinical trial. As a leader in very large myeloma clinical trials, Dr. Richardson will share studies that are moving the bar in myeloma care.

Join us as we talk Dr. Pieter Sonneveld, MD, PhD, who is the Chairman of the European Myeloma Network and Chairman of the HOVON Foundation about advances in myeloma in Europe and throughout the world.

Join us as we talk with myeloma genetics expert Dr. Walter Kuehl, MD, PhD of the National Cancer Institute about the progress being made in segmenting and targeting specific approaches for myeloma. Dr. Kuehl has completed deep research on the various pathways affected by these myeloma "subtypes."

Join us as we speak with Dr. Vincent Rajkumar, MD of the Mayo Clinic about obesity and race in multiple myeloma.