Post-ASH: Reflections

Post-ASH: Reflections

Overall: As with every ASH, we are able to witness up close and personal the exciting advances in science and medicine – the research moving us more and more towards precision medicine, the current clinical trials (phases I, II, and III) and the medications approved...
The Changing of the Targets

The Changing of the Targets

Targets in myeloma are interesting and hopeful for our futures as bispecific antibodies continue to become a key treatment option. Using the immune system to fight multiple myeloma makes great sense to me. It’s exciting to follow trials targeting BCMA as part of the...
The Choice

The Choice

“The impossible exists only until we find a way to make it possible.” Mike Horn Emily Whitehead was five years old when she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). After being treated with chemotherapy for two years, she experienced a failure of therapy...
Quantity of Quality

Quantity of Quality

Saturday at ASH was INTENSE! Virtually taking in content from 7 a.m. until 9:30 p.m. While I’m exhausted, I’m energized at the same time. So much amazing research being done for the good of the patient with myeloma. I think the thing that struck me the most today was...
One Big Happy Family

One Big Happy Family

On Saturday, our team had the distinct privilege to attend the International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) meeting. This organization includes over 280 myeloma specialists and researchers from all over the world who share the same goal of advancing myeloma research...