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Adoption of BCMA-Directed CAR T-Cell Therapy Kickstarts A New Era in Multiple Myeloma

May 10, 2021

Nina Shah, MD, discusses the newfound role of BCMA-directed CAR T-cell therapies in multiple myeloma, how the field may select between ide-cel and cilta-cel if the latter is approved, and novel cellular therapies in clinical development.

Margetuximab Approval Augments Emerging Treatment Choices in Breast Cancer

March 08, 2021

Margetuximab represents an effective new therapeutic option that can be combined safely with a chemotherapy drug of choice for patients with metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer who have undergone multiple lines of prior treatment.

Rugo Sets the Stage for a Busy Year in Breast Cancer

January 25, 2021

Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO, describes her work in medical oncology, previews the upcoming Miami Breast Cancer Conference, and speaks to what she is looking forward to in 2021 with regard to breast cancer treatment.

Improved Induction Therapies Could Eliminate the Need for Transplant in Myeloma

September 16, 2020

Jeffrey Wolf, MD, discusses how induction therapies continue to improve the depth of response in patients with multiple myeloma and how it may be possible to eliminate the need for autologous stem cell transplant in this population.