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Dr. Shah Discusses Challenges With CAR T-Cell Therapy in Myeloma

January 15, 2019

Nina Shah, MD, associate professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses challenges with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in multiple myeloma.

Dr. Martin on Selinexor in Penta-Refractory Patients With Myeloma

January 15, 2019

Thomas G. Martin, MD, clinical professor of medicine, Adult Leukemia and Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, associate director, Myeloma Program, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF); co-leader, Hematopoietic Malignancies Program, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the potential of selinexor in penta-refractory patients with multiple myeloma.

Dr. Shah Discusses Potential of bb21217 in Multiple Myeloma

January 09, 2019

Nina Shah, MD, associate professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the potential of bb21217 in the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma.

Dr. Munster on Developing Biosimilars

January 02, 2019

Pamela N. Munster, MD, professor, department of medicine (hematology/oncology), University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), director, early phase clinical trials unit, co-leader, Center for BRCA Research, leader, Experimental Therapeutics Program, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the developmental process for biosimilars in oncology.

Dr. Martin on MRD Status in Multiple Myeloma

December 04, 2018

Thomas G. Martin, MD, clinical professor of medicine, Adult Leukemia and Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, associate director, Myeloma Program, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF); co-leader, Hematopoietic Malignancies Program, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses minimal residual disease (MRD) status in multiple myeloma.

Dr. Andreadis on the Treatment of Relapsed DLBCL

December 04, 2018

Charalambos (Babis) Andreadis, MD, MSCE, associate professor of clinical medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the treatment of patients with relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Dr. Rugo on the Optimal Setting for Biosimilar Evaluation

November 20, 2018

Hope Rugo, MD, professor of medicine, director of the Breast Oncology Clinical Trials Program, University of California, San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the optimal setting for biosimilar evaluation.

Dr. Andreadis Discusses the Role of Ibrutinib in DLBCL

November 14, 2018

Charalambos (Babis) Andreadis, MD, MSCE, associate professor of clinical medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the role of ibrutinib (Imbruvica) in the treatment of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Dr. Rugo on Resistance to CDK4/6 Inhibitors in HR+ Breast Cancer

November 14, 2018

Hope Rugo, MD, professor of medicine, director of the Breast Oncology Clinical Trials Program, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitors in hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer.

Dr. Arora on Sequencing Strategies in CLL

November 03, 2018

Shagun Arora, MD, assistant clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses sequencing strategies in the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

Dr. Rugo Discusses the Equivalency of Trastuzumab Biosimilars

November 03, 2018

Hope Rugo, MD, professor of medicine, director of the Breast Oncology Clinical Trials Program, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the equivalency that has been demonstrated with biosimilars for trastuzumab (Herceptin).

Dr. Fakhri on Daratumumab Plus VMP in Multiple Myeloma

October 30, 2018

Bita Fakhri, MD, MPH, a professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the University of California, San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the data behind the frontline approval of daratumumab (Darzalex) in combination with bortezomib (Velcade), melphalan, and prednisone (VMP) in multiple myeloma.

Dr. Damon on Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant in AML

October 30, 2018

Lloyd Damon, MD, director of the Adult Blood and Marrow Transplant and Hematologic Malignancies Program, and chief of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Hematology Clinic, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses allogeneic stem cell transplant (ASCT) in the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Dr. Martin on Transplant and Maintenance for Patients With High-Risk Myeloma

October 30, 2018

Thomas G. Martin, MD, clinical professor of medicine, Adult Leukemia and Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, and associate director, Myeloma Program, University of California, San Francisco; co-leader, Hematopoietic Malignancies Program, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses transplant and maintenance for the treatment of patients with high-risk multiple myeloma.

Dr. Chien on De-Escalation Strategies for Patients With HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

October 27, 2018

A. Jo Chien, MD, associate clinical professor, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses de-escalation strategies for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.