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Knowing Your Myeloma Therapy: BLENREP

May 14, 2021
04:00PM - 05:00PM EDT
Online Event
Overview

Join multiple myeloma specialist, Dr. Joshua Richter as he explains how BLENREP (belantamab mafodotin-blmf) is being used in the clinic, when to use it, what it can be used with, and how to properly manage side effects. 

Agenda
04:00 PM
Introductions
Jenny Ahlstrom
Jenny welcomes everybody, shares the event agenda and introduces our featured speaker Dr. Joshua Richter.
04:05 PM
Presentation
Joshua Richter, MD
Dr. Richter explains how BLENREP is being used in the clinic, when to use it, what it can be used with, and how to properly manage side effects.  
04:40 PM
Question and Answer
Audience
Dr. Richter answers the audience's questions about his presentation, BLENREP, and other pertinent topics.
Speakers & Moderators
Healthtree contact 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.
Healthtree contact Joshua Richter, MD

Joshua Richter, MD

Joshua Richter, MD, is Associate Professor of Medicine in The Tisch Cancer Institute, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology. He is the director of Multiple Myeloma at the Blavatnik Family- Chelsea Medical Center at Mount Sinai. Dr. Richter treats patients with plasma cell dyscrasias, including multiple myeloma and related diseases such as AL amyloidosis, plasma cell leukemia, and Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia. Dr. Richter has extensive experience with clinical trials focused on novel therapies, including antibody therapy and immunotherapy for a precision medicine approach. He has published extensively on these topics and has been invited to speak regionally, nationally, and also internationally. He has been published in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Blood, and the Journal of Clinical Oncology.