Expert Interviews

This video episode follows the journey of a 55-year-old female tech CEO with multiple myeloma, highlighting her treatments, relapse challenges, and transition to ide-cel, supported by her active lifestyle and strong support network.

Cytokine release syndrome was primarily low or intermediate in severity, with no grade 5 instances reported among those with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Panelists discuss how emerging therapies like bispecific antibodies, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells, and novel drug combinations are reshaping treatment options for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (R/R MM) who have exhausted standard approaches.

Panelists discuss how Brandi first noticed symptoms leading to her paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) diagnosis, highlighting the challenges of the initial diagnostic process, and explore the impact of fatigue and brain fog on her daily life. They also address how clinicians assess the severity of these symptoms during consultations and what they indicate about disease progression or treatment needs.

Panelists discuss advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), including its epidemiology, typical disease presentation, and the common patient profile in terms of age, gender, and family history, while also addressing the risk stratification for advanced RCC, highlighting the differences between favorable and poor/intermediate risk categories.

Kidney cancer advocacy efforts have spread the urgency and importance of funding research in the field to members of Congress.

Multiple targeted therapies/sequencing possibilities are available following elacestrant’s approval for patients with breast cancer, Maxwell Lloyd, MD, said.

Panelists discuss how health care centers provide comprehensive long-term monitoring and support services for both patients receiving CAR T and their caregivers in the posttreatment period, including regular medical assessments and ongoing educational resources.

Advocacy efforts have yielded a dramatic increase in kidney cancer research, according to Elizabeth P. Henske, MD.

Panelists discuss how patients and medical teams navigate the complex CAR T therapy journey, from initial referral through cell collection, manufacturing, and infusion, while highlighting crucial monitoring strategies for managing adverse effects such as cytokine release syndrome and neurotoxicity.

Safety results from a phase 2 trial show that most toxicities with durvalumab treatment were manageable and low or intermediate in severity.

Since elacestrant’s emergence in the real-world setting, it has demonstrated superior efficacy outcomes compared with what the EMERALD study found.

Panelists discuss how the October 2024 FDA approval of inavolisib in combination with palbociclib and fulvestrant for HR positive (HR+)/ HER2 negative  (HER2-) metastatic breast cancer with a PIK3CA mutation marks a pivotal advancement in precision medicine, highlighting how agents like such as inavolisib, capivasertib, elacestrant, and alpelisib have transformed treatment approaches and expanded therapeutic options for patients.

Panelists discuss how emerging targeted therapies, including novel PI3K inhibitors and combination treatments, are advancing precision pathways in HR positive (HR+)/HER2 negative (HER2-) breast cancer, offering new hope for personalized treatment and improved patient outcomes.

Panelists discuss recent clinical trial findings, including the PERSEUS, CASSIOPEIA, IsKia, and GMMG-HD7 studies, and how these evolving treatment strategies are shaping the approach to frontline therapy for patients with transplant-eligible multiple myeloma.

Objective response data from the CK-301-101 trial supports cosibelimab’s approval by the FDA, according to Jason J. Luke, MD, FACP.

Updated results from the 1b/2 ELEVATE study elucidate synergizing effects observed with elacestrant plus targeted therapies in ER+/HER2– breast cancer.

Panelists discuss how using dual immunotherapy regimens for melanoma in real-world practice involves balancing efficacy with safety, patient comorbidities, and treatment accessibility, while also addressing challenges such as immune-related adverse events and treatment sequencing.

Panelists discuss key aspects of supportive care that aided a patient's journey, including the impact of her primary caregiver's support, the sources of strength drawn from personal, spiritual, or community connections, and the roles of integrative medicine and nutrition in her treatment experience.

Panelists discuss the supportive care considerations for patients being treated for metastatic HER2+ breast cancer, including the roles of nutrition, exercise, and other integrative approaches in enhancing patient well-being and treatment outcomes.