
Delivering Targeted Radiotherapy to Myeloma Cells - CLR 131 with Natalie Callander, MD, University of Wisconsin
Natalie Callander, MD
University of Wisconsin
Interview Date: September 30, 2019
Cancer cells have a different thickness of cell membrane than normal cells. A new treatment is exploiting that difference by delivering a targeted therapy to just the cancer cells while avoiding the normal cells. Cellectar is developing a new treatment called CLR 131, which is a compound that allows the delivery of a radioactive iodine to enter specifically into tumor cells. Radioactive iodine has been used for many years to treat thyroid cancer and has a long history of safety and a short half-life. Dr. Callander describes how this is being used in multiple myeloma and other blood cancers to treat relapsed disease.
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Natalie Callander, MD
University of Wisconsin
Interview Date: September 30, 2019
Cancer cells have a different thickness of cell membrane than normal cells. A new treatment is exploiting that difference by delivering a targeted therapy to just the cancer cells while avoiding the normal cells. Cellectar is developing a new treatment called CLR 131, which is a compound that allows the delivery of a radioactive iodine to enter specifically into tumor cells. Radioactive iodine has been used for many years to treat thyroid cancer and has a long history of safety and a short half-life. Dr. Callander describes how this is being used in multiple myeloma and other blood cancers to treat relapsed disease.
Thanks to our episode sponsor

Natalie Callander, MD
Natalie Callander, MD joined the section of Hematology/Bone Marrow Transplant at the University of Wisconsin in October 2004 as an Associate Professor in the…
Jennifer Ahlstrom
Myeloma survivor, patient advocate, wife, mom of 6.