The HemOnc Pulse

The Logistics of CAR-T in Hematologic Malignancies

Navneet Majhail, MD, MS, the Physician in Chief at Sarah Cannon in Nashville, Tennessee, delves into the intricacies of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, discussing the logistics and challenges involved with these therapies.
Dr. Majhail explores strategies to improve access to CAR-T therapy and he discusses the role of CAR-T amidst the availability of bispecific antibodies as treatments for blood cancers.

Abi Vijenthira, MD, and Anca Prica, MD, on Why Certain DLBCL Therapies May Not Be Cost Effective

Drs. Vijenthira and Prica, both of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, speak with host Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA, FACP, about their analysis on the cost-effectiveness of pola-R-CHP and second-line CAR-T in patients with DLBCL, and why its results differed from a similar study published in the journal Blood in December 2022.

Sagar Lonial, MD, FACP, on Why This MRD Approach Is ’Premature’ in MM

Blood Cancers Today Editor-in-Chief Sagar Lonial, MD, FACP, discusses how he approaches frontline therapy for multiple myeloma (MM), why he thinks certain approaches to minimal residual disease (MRD) in MM are “premature,” and the data that show why sustained MRD negativity is key, with host Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA, FACP.

Alan Skarbnik, MD, Gives the Lowdown on Treating Patients with Follicular Lymphoma

Alan Skarbnik, MD, of Novant Health, discusses treating patients with follicular lymphoma, the nuances involved in those decisions, and why bispecifics are here to stay, with host Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA, FACP.

Amer Zeidan, MBBS, MHS, on the Evolution of AML Classification, Treatment

In this episode of The HemOnc Pulse, Amer Zeidan, MBBS, MHS, of Yale, discusses the impact of AML classification updates, the practical implications of testing for genetic alterations, and how patient characteristics inform his approach to treating AML, with host Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA, FACP.

What Is the Cost-Effectiveness of Pola-R-CHP in DLBCL?

Swetha Kambhampati, MD, and Nikhil Thiruvengadam, MD, discuss the implications of their study investigating the cost-effectiveness of pola-R-CHP in previously untreated DLBCL.

Graham Collins, MBBS, on New Agents, Prognostic Models in Hodgkin Lymphoma

In the latest episode of The HemOnc Pulse, Graham Collins, MBBS, MA, MRCP, FRCPath, DPhil, a lymphoma specialist at Oxford Cancer and Haematology Centre, discusses the findings from the HoLISTIC Consortium, and what he thinks about checkpoint inhibitors upfront in the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma.

What Keeps Michael Bishop, MD, Up at Night When it Comes to CAR-T?

What is it about chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies in hematologic oncology that keeps Michael Bishop, MD, Director of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Program at the University of Chicago, awake at night? In the latest episode of the podcast, Dr. Bishop discusses the matter and speaks about research that is identifying why CAR T-cell therapy doesn't always work.

Laurie H. Sehn, MD, MPH, on the Game-Changing Bispecifics in Follicular Lymphoma

In the latest episode of The HemOnc Pulse, Laurie H. Sehn, MD, MPH, Chair of the Lymphoma Tumour Group at the BC Cancer Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, talks with host Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA, FACP, about which bispecific antibodies will change the game in follicular lymphoma treatment. Dr. Sehn also explains why the TRIANGLE study is anticipated to be practice-changing and how it may make upfront transplant obsolete in MCL.

Sanam Loghavi, MD, Tells Us Why 2022 was a Major Year for MDS

Sanam Loghavi, MD, stops by The HemOnc Pulse and chats with host Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA, FACP, about why she thinks 2022 was a major year for MDS in this latest episode of the podcast. With the unveiling of the two new MDS classification systems in the past year, Dr. Loghavi breaks down the classification models and what it means for the specialty.