Harnessing the Immune System in Relapsed/Refractory AML with Dr. John Reagan, Rhode Island Hospital
Spotify%20--%3e%3csvg%20version='1.1'%20id='Livello_1'%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20xmlns:xlink='http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink'%20x='0px'%20y='0px'%20width='300px'%20height='300px'%20viewBox='0%200%20300%20300'%20enable-background='new%200%200%20300%20300'%20xml:space='preserve'%3e%3cg%20id='XMLID_632_'%3e%3clinearGradient%20id='XMLID_2_'%20gradientUnits='userSpaceOnUse'%20x1='150'%20y1='0'%20x2='150'%20y2='300'%3e%3cstop%20offset='0'%20style='stop-color:%23F452FF'/%3e%3cstop%20offset='1'%20style='stop-color:%23832BC1'/%3e%3c/linearGradient%3e%3cpath%20id='XMLID_662_'%20fill-rule='evenodd'%20clip-rule='evenodd'%20fill='url(%23XMLID_2_)'%20d='M294.1,260c-2.9,7.4-9.6,17.8-19.2,25.2%20c-5.5,4.2-12.1,8.3-21.1,11c-9.6,2.9-21.5,3.8-36.3,3.8h-135c-14.8,0-26.6-1-36.3-3.8c-9-2.7-15.6-6.7-21.1-11%20c-9.5-7.3-16.3-17.8-19.2-25.2C0.1,245.1,0,228.2,0,217.5l0,0v-135l0,0C0,71.8,0.1,54.9,5.9,40c2.9-7.4,9.6-17.8,19.2-25.2%20c5.5-4.2,12.1-8.3,21.1-11C55.9,1,67.7,0,82.5,0l0,0h135l0,0c14.8,0,26.6,1,36.3,3.8c9,2.7,15.6,6.7,21.1,11%20c9.5,7.3,16.3,17.8,19.2,25.2c5.9,14.9,5.9,31.9,5.9,42.5v135C300,228.2,299.9,245.1,294.1,260z'/%3e%3cg%3e%3cpath%20id='XMLID_657_'%20fill='%23FFFFFF'%20d='M175.7,181.1c-0.4-3.6-1.6-6.2-4-8.6c-4.5-4.7-12.4-7.8-21.7-7.8c-9.3,0-17.2,3-21.7,7.8%20c-2.3,2.5-3.6,5-4,8.6c-0.8,7-0.3,13,0.5,22.7c0.8,9.2,2.3,21.5,4.2,33.9c1.4,8.9,2.5,13.7,3.5,17.1c1.7,5.6,7.8,10.4,17.5,10.4%20c9.7,0,15.9-4.9,17.5-10.4c1-3.4,2.1-8.2,3.5-17.1c1.9-12.5,3.4-24.7,4.2-33.9C176.1,194.1,176.5,188.1,175.7,181.1z'/%3e%3cpath%20id='XMLID_655_'%20fill='%23FFFFFF'%20d='M174.6,130.1c0,13.6-11,24.6-24.6,24.6s-24.6-11-24.6-24.6c0-13.6,11-24.6,24.6-24.6%20S174.6,116.6,174.6,130.1z'/%3e%3cpath%20id='XMLID_653_'%20fill='%23FFFFFF'%20d='M149.7,33.2C92.3,33.4,45.3,80,44.5,137.4c-0.6,46.5,29.1,86.3,70.6,100.9%20c1,0.4,2-0.5,1.9-1.5c-0.5-3.6-1.1-7.2-1.5-10.8c-0.2-1.3-1-2.3-2.1-2.9c-32.8-14.3-55.7-47.2-55.3-85.3%20c0.5-50,41.3-90.7,91.2-91.1c51.1-0.4,92.8,41,92.8,92c0,37.7-22.8,70.1-55.3,84.4c-1.2,0.5-2,1.6-2.1,2.9%20c-0.5,3.6-1,7.2-1.5,10.8c-0.2,1.1,0.9,1.9,1.9,1.5c41.1-14.4,70.6-53.6,70.6-99.6C255.5,80.5,208,33.1,149.7,33.2z'/%3e%3cpath%20id='XMLID_651_'%20fill='%23FFFFFF'%20d='M147.3,68.2c-37.4,1.4-67.4,32.3-67.9,69.7c-0.3,24.6,12,46.4,30.9,59.3%20c0.9,0.6,2.2-0.1,2.2-1.2c-0.3-4.3-0.3-8.1-0.1-12.1c0.1-1.3-0.4-2.5-1.4-3.4c-11.5-10.8-18.5-26.2-18.1-43.2%20c0.8-30,24.9-54.4,54.9-55.6c32.6-1.3,59.4,24.9,59.4,57.1c0,16.4-7,31.2-18.1,41.7c-0.9,0.9-1.4,2.1-1.4,3.4%20c0.2,3.9,0.1,7.7-0.1,12c-0.1,1.1,1.2,1.9,2.2,1.2c18.6-12.7,30.9-34.2,30.9-58.4C220.8,98.9,187.5,66.6,147.3,68.2z'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e){kind=small}
Apple PodcastsJohn Reagan, MD
Lifespan Cancer Institute at Rhode Island Hospital
Interview Date: September 30th, 2021
Thanks to our episode sponsor
The use of the immune system to treat patients with AML is being heavily pursued as a strategy to more effectively fight AML and give patients with relapsed or refractory disease a better chance at achieving remission or a cure.
Immunotherapy in the form of allogeneic stem cell transplant has been a foundation of curative therapy in AML since the 1970s. While the effectiveness and tolerability of stem cell transplant has improved over the years, significant limitations still exist, warranting the development of new and improved immunotherapy options.
In this episode, Dr. John Reagan, an AML expert from Rhode Island Hospital talks about what steps you can take if you have relapsed or refractory AML. He discusses what immunotherapy is, its current use in AML and his open clinical trial looking at whether the FDA-approved drug gemtuzumab, followed by an infusion of blood cells called leukocytes from a donor, can stimulate the immune system to fight AML.
To learn more about the trial being discussed in today's episode
John Reagan
Director of Hematology, Rhode Island Hospital
Katie Braswell
Katie joined the HealthTree Foundation as the Community Director for AML in 2021. She is a registered dietitian who previously worked at the VA hospital in Dallas, Texas where she coached veterans with blood cancer on how to use nutrition to improve their treatment outcomes and minimize cancer-related side effects. Katie is passionate about health education and patient empowerment. In her spare time, she loves to experiment with new recipes in the kitchen, spend time running outdoors, and travel to new places.
