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Getting to Know the Abecma (ide-cel) CAR T Therapy

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Getting to Know the Abecma (ide-cel) CAR T Therapy

Webinar
event May 18, 2021 / 12:00PM - 01:00PM EDT
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Event Description

Everyone has been hearing about the newly FDA-approved Abecma (ide-cel) CAR T therapy, but what is this treatment? Who qualifies for it? And how can you sign up? Hear from multiple myeloma specialist Dr. Nina Shah as she shares the practical side of the CAR T and answers your questions. 

Schedule & Agenda

Event panelist Audrey Burton-Bethke
12:00 PM
Introductions
Audrey Burton-Bethke
Audrey welcomes everybody, shares the agenda for the event and introduces our featured speaker, Dr. Nina Shah. 
Event panelist Dr. Nina Shah
12:05 PM
Presentation
Dr. Nina Shah
Dr. Nina Shah shares the practical side of the Abecma (ide-cel) CAR T Therapy, who qualifies for it, and how to sign up.
Event panelist Audience
12:35 PM
Q&A
Audience
Dr. Shah answers the audience's questions about her presentation and CAR T.

Speakers & Moderators

The panelist Jennifer Ahlstrom
Jennifer Ahlstrom

Myeloma survivor, patient advocate, wife, mom of 6. Believer that patients can help accelerate a cure by weighing in and participating in clinical research. Founder of the HealthTree Foundation.

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The panelist Audrey Burton-Bethke
Audrey Burton-Bethke

Audrey joined the HealthTree Foundation as the Myeloma Community Program Director in 2020. While not knowing much about myeloma at the start, she has since worked hard to educate herself, empathize and learn from others' experiences. She loves this job. Audrey is passionate about serving others, loves learning, and enjoys a nice mug of hot chocolate no matter the weather.

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The panelist Nina Shah, MD
Nina Shah, MD

Dr. Nina Shah is a specialist in blood diseases who focuses on treating multiple myeloma, a type of cancer affecting certain cells in the bone marrow. Her areas of professional interest include the intersection of immunology and oncology as well as helping patients fight multiple myeloma by boosting their immune systems. Shah earned a bachelor's degree in cognitive neuroscience at Harvard University, followed by a medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. She completed a residency in internal medicine at Columbia University and a fellowship in hematology-oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Shah belongs to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Hematology and American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. She speaks Bengali and Spanish.

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This event is part of the Disease Progression and Relapsed/Refractory group in HealthTree Connect, a social media platform for people with blood cancer. If you want to connect with other patients and caregivers and talk about this topic, join HealthTree Connect.

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