On March 10, 2018, a Myeloma Crowd Round Table meeting was held in St. Louis, Missouri featuring six myeloma experts, including:
Dr. Ravi Vij gives an excellent general overview about the development, diagnosis and and treatment of multiple myeloma, as well as sharing his thoughts on future developments in disease treatment. From MGUS and Smoldering myeloma to multiple myeloma therapy, transplant, and relapse, what is the general path of treatment currently and where we are heading in the future?
Dr. Van Ness teaches the basics of multiple myeloma genetics. What is a translocation, a deletion, and hyperdiploidy? How do these affect your disease’s response to drugs? Can we predict ahead of time how our myeloma will respond to treatment?
Dr. Morgan believes that multiple myeloma may not be as complicated as we think, but we’re not clever enough to see the simplicity of the disease yet. Dr. Morgan speaks about the role of genetics and other factors that play a role in determining treatment response in multiple myeloma, and about new techniques to help find the optimal treatment for each patient.
Dr. Hillengass speaks about different imaging techniques influence treatment of multiple myeloma, and how new imaging research is moving into clinical practice.
Dr. Morgan talks about options for treatment, the treatment process, the effective use of new drugs, and the benefits of transplants.
Dr. Stockerl-Goldstein talks about the essentials of myeloma therapy, from what to expect during treatment to how to communicate with your doctor, and teaches about the basics of the new immunotherapies coming out in multiple myeloma treatment.
Dr. Achilefu talks about the causes and challenges of cancer, and explains some future methods of treatment (like nanotherapy) and imaging that will soon be brought from bench to bedside for the treatment of multiple myeloma.
Multiple Myeloma experts Ravi Vij, MD, Brian Van Ness, PhD and Gareth Morgan, MD, PhD answer questions from the audience during the morning session of the Myeloma Crowd Round Table in St. Louis. Topics covered include:
Multiple Myeloma experts Jens Hillengass MD, Gareth Morgan MD PhD, Keith Stockerl-Goldstein MD and Samuel Achilefu PhD answer questions from the audience during the afternoon session of the Myeloma Crowd Round Table in St. Louis. Topics covered include:
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