Elisabet Manasanch, MD, 
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Interview Date: October 27, 2021

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Smoldering myeloma is evolving in thought and in treatment. In this comprehensive program, Elisabet Manasanch, MD of MD Anderson Cancer Center shares an update on the the treatment of smoldering myeloma in today's clinic. She shares treatment approaches to smoldering myeloma and shares her suggestions about protecting smoldering myeloma patients long-term with various treatment strategies. Dr. Manasanch shares two interesting clinical trials now open for smoldering myeloma patients - a customized vaccine to help prevent progression in smoldering myeloma and the use of BLENREP to prevent progression. Dr. Manasanch reviews the current thinking behind the precursor conditions and how they apply both in research and in practice.