
Drs Safah and Koprivinikar discuss emerging therapies, such as imetelstat and canakinumab, and where they might fit in the treatment paradigm for lower-risk MDS.

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Drs Safah and Koprivinikar discuss emerging therapies, such as imetelstat and canakinumab, and where they might fit in the treatment paradigm for lower-risk MDS.

Clinicians review the MEDALIST trial, which evaluated luspatercept in the second-line setting and comment on updated data from MEDALIST that was recently presented at the annual ASH 2023 meeting.

Dr Hana Safah discusses the role of stem cell transplant and reviews the eligibility criteria.

Experts comment on factors that influence their decision-making when treating patients with lower-risk MDS.

Insights into treatment goals and review of the current treatment landscape for lower-risk MDS.

Clinicians discuss the importance of early detection in patients with MDS as well as providing insights into some of the unmet needs in MDS, such as a better understanding of the role of molecular alterations and its specific impact in MDS.

Hana Safah, MD explains how the risk stratification for MDS has evolved over time and provides an in-depth of the current risk stratification tools, IPSS, IPSS-R and IPSS-M.

Drs Safah and Koprivnikar review updates made to the WHO and ICC guidelines when classifying MDS as well as discussing the impact of molecular alterations when treating MDS.

Experts review best practices for identifying and diagnosing patients with lower-risk MDS.

Closing their discussion, the panel highlights unmet needs in the management of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma and shares clinical pearls for community physicians.

Krina Patel, MD, MSc, presents the case of a 65-year-old woman with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, and the panel discusses the optimal sequencing of her treatment regimens.

Drs Krina Patel and Hana Safah explain their impressions of the data on BCMA-directed CAR T-cell therapy for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma and its potential impact on clinical practice.

Dr Sagar Lonial highlights efficacy and safety data from the KarMMA and CARTITUDE-1 clinical trials.

Hana Safah, MD, presents the case of a 63-year-old woman with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma receiving treatment with a BCMA-directed CAR T-cell therapy.

Sagar Lonial, MD, FACP, reviews the design and outcomes of the DREAMM-2 and ALGONQUIN studies investigating belantamab mafodotin in the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

The panel describes the factors they consider when selecting an appropriate BCMA-directed bispecific antibody for a patient with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Hana Safah, MD, details the prevention and management of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) in patients receiving BCMA-directed bispecific antibodies for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Krina Patel, MD, MSc, explains which patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma she would not treat with CAR T-cell therapy, and the options after disease progression on CAR-T.

A look at BCMA targeting in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma treatment and the BCMA-directed bispecific antibody teclistamab.

Dr Sagar Lonial presents the case of a 58-year-old man with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma to the panel for discussion.

Sagar Lonial, MD, FACP, provides an overview of the potential treatment options for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

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