HealthTree University: BCMA Directed Therapies

Do you ever wonder how myeloma treatment specifically targets the myeloma cells? Things weren't always this way. Previously, chemotherapies would fight myeloma cells but would also affect your healthy cells. Today, targeted therpies offer patients effective treatments with little-to-no side effects.

In this HealthTree University course, learn how BCMA directed therapies can play a crucial role in your myeloma treatment. These videos provide simple and easy-to-understand explanations about what BCMA is, how it's used to fight myeloma cells, and what targeted treatment options are available for multiple myeloma patients today. Watch the videos below to gain a deeper understanding of why BCMA directed therapies are used. You can watch the whole BCMA Directed Therapies course on HealthTree University!

What is BCMA Directed Therapy?

What is BCMA? What makes it a good target?

How do you choose which BCMA directed therapy may be right for you?

We’d like to thank our faculty who donated their time in creating these videos, including:

• Ciara Freeman, MD, PhD | Moffitt Cancer Center
• Gurbakhash Kaur, MD | UT Southwestern Medical Center
• Morie Gertz, MD | Mayo Clinic, Rochester
• Patrick Hagen, MD | Loyola University Medical Center
• Mohamad Mohty, MD, PhD | Saint-Antoine Hospital
• Natalie Callander, MD | University of Wisconsin
• Syed Abbas Ali, MBBS | Johns Hopkins Medicine
• Malin Hultcrantz, MD, PhD | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Luciano Costa, MD, PHD | University of Alabama

Want more?

We have over 500 HealthTree University videos online at HealthTree University! Learn the basics (and the not-so-basics) of myeloma from some of the top myeloma doctors in the world!

• Myeloma Basics Part 1
• Myeloma Basics Part 2
• Myeloma Basics Part 3
• Myeloma Care Basics
• Building Your Healthcare Team
• Becoming an Empowered Patient
• Starting Myeloma Treatment
• Know Your Therapy
• Know Your Labs: Blood and Urine Testing in Myeloma
• Autologous Stem Cell Transplant (ASCT)
• Precursor Conditions
• Relapsed and Refractory MM Treatment
• Classes of Drugs
• Immunotherapy
• Myeloma Bone Disease
• Imaging in Myeloma
• MRD Testing
• Basic Genetics and Cancer Biology
• Myeloma Genetics
• Types of Genetic Testing in Myeloma
• Specific Myeloma Genetics Mutations and Risk
• Precision Medicine
• Financial Advice for Myeloma Patients and Their Families
• Geriatric Care and Myeloma
• Myeloma Kidney Disease
• Amyloidosis
• Myeloma Basics (Spanish)
• COVID-19 and Multiple Myeloma
• Complementary and Integrated Therapy
• Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant
• Survivorship
• Clinical Trials
• Understanding Basic Blood Tests
• Myeloma Vaccines