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Blood cancers are complex and multifaceted diseases, requiring knowledge by healthcare professionals on the array of diagnostic tests, treatment therapies, and survivorship issues. The LLS Podcast Series for Professionals provides up to date and accurate information on diagnosis, treatment and survivorship to educate HCPs treating patients with blood cancer. Listen in as we speak with experts who will guide us in understanding these topics, as well as address the importance of clinical trials, side effects management, and other concerns.
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Michael Tees, MD, MPH, Colorado Blood Cancer Institute, Denver, CO Recorded on March 12, 2024 Michael Tees, MD, MPH Director, Lymphoma Program Lymphoma Executive Committee Member, Sarah Cannon Research Institute Associate Member, Colorado Blood Cancer Institute Denver, CO Join Dr. Michael Tees from the Colorado Blood Cancer Institute, as he discusses Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in 2024. Dr. Tees provides an overview of immunotherapy and approved indications, how to discuss treatment options with your patients, what to consider when referring patients for CAR T-cell therapy, how to prepare patients, and educating patients and caregivers about toxicity management. He also provides insight into the limitations of CAR-T therapy, as well as future directions. Tune in to this informative episode today to learn more! This episode is supported by Bristol Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson|Legend Biotech, Kite, a Gilead Company, and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
Alfred Lee, MD, PhD, Yale University, New Haven, CT Recorded on February 22, 2024 Alfred Lee, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine Program Director, Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship Chief, Division of Classical Hematology, Yale Cancer Center Yale University New Haven, CT Join us for this important and engaging episode, as Dr. Alfred Lee from Yale University addresses stress and burnout in healthcare professionals. While reflecting on his personal experience, Dr. Lee discusses warning signs, symptoms, risk factors, and strategies and resources to help reduce and prevent burnout. Tune in today!
Meghna Ailawadhi, M.B.B.S., M.D., Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL Recorded on December 7, 2023 Meghna Ailawadhi, M.B.B.S., M.D. Cancer Survivorship Consultant, Assistant Professor of Medicine Department of Hematology/Oncology Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL In this episode, Dr. Meghna Ailawadhi from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL joins us for a conversation on survivorship care for adults. Dr. Ailawadhi discusses the importance of shared decision-making and coordination with primary care, including strategies to support adherence. She also provides an overview of disparities and challenges in survivorship care, as well as education and support resources for healthcare professionals and survivors. Learn more by listening today! This episode is supported by Bristol Myers Squibb; Genentech, Inc. & Biogen; Merck & Co. Inc.
Lee Greenberger, PhD, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Rye Brook, NY Recorded on December 19, 2023 Lee Greenberger, PhD Chief Scientific Officer and SVP The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Rye Brook, NY Lee Greenberger, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, returns to discuss highlights from the 65th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in December 2023, including updates on blood cancer research, treatment, and clinical trials in leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, MDS, and MPNs. Tune in to this informative update today!
Jeffery Auletta, MD, National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP)/Be the Match® Recorded on November 30, 2023 Join us as Dr. Jeffery Auletta from the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP)/Be the Match® reflects on the history, advances, and future of transplantation to treat blood cancers. Dr. Auletta also shares insights on disparities and barriers to receiving a transplant, expanding access, and how healthcare professionals can support patients through transplantation. Tune in to this engaging episode today!
Jacqueline Barrientos, MD, MS, Laura Ortiz-Ravick, MA, Kristina Lopez, LCSW Recorded on November 3, 2023 Join us for this special episode, recorded live from the Florida Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Disparities in Cancer Care Summit. Guest host, Kristina Lopez, LCSW and Information Specialist at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, speaks with Dr. Jacqueline Barrientos from Mount Sinai Medical Center, and Laura Ortiz-Ravick, Director of Outreach and Health Promotion at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society about barriers and disparities within the Hispanic and Latinx communities when navigating the cancer journey. Learn more by tuning in here!
Frank Penedo, Ph.D, University of Miami, Miami, FL Recorded on August 10, 2023 Tune in as we’re joined by Dr. Frank Penedo from the University of Miami for an important discussion on considerations in survivorship care of older adults. Dr. Penedo outlines long-term and late effects of treatment, including psychosocial implications, and the impact of culture and language on survivorship. He also shares strategies for follow-up care coordination, as well as communicating with survivors and their families. Be part of the conversation today! This episode is supported by Bristol Myers Squibb; Genentech, Inc. & Biogen; Merck & Co. Inc.
John Salsman, Ph.D, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC Recorded on June 22, 2023 In this episode, Dr. John Salsman from Wake Forest University School of Medicine joins special staff correspondent, Elissa Baldwin, to discuss quality of life in the cancer experience of adolescents and young adults (AYAs), including unique issues that AYAs face. Dr. Salsman offers approaches to questions healthcare providers can ask when communicating with AYAs and clinical resources for physicians and survivors. Tune in today!
Tung Wynn, MD, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL and Braulio Hernandez Recorded on June 10, 2023 Join Dr. Tung Wynn from the University of Florida, and Braulio Hernandez, a childhood cancer advocate and AYA survivor of Hodgkin Lymphoma, as they discuss the unique experiences of adolescents and young adults from active treatment to survivorship. Dr. Wynn and Braulio reflect on the physical and psychosocial long-term and late effects of treatment, strategies to support survivors and their families, survivorship guidelines, follow-up care coordination, and resources for clinical staff and for survivors. Listen to this engaging conversation today! This episode is supported by Bristol Myers Squibb; Genentech, Inc. & Biogen; Merck & Co. Inc.
Chasity Burrows Walters, PhD, RN, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY Recorded on April 13, 2023 In this important conversation, Dr. Chasity Burrows Walters from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center discusses the barriers that persons within the LGBTQI+ community experience in accessing healthcare and the impact of discrimination on health outcomes. Dr. Burrows Walters offers guidance to help healthcare providers foster a respectful and sensitive environment for patients and their caregivers, including use of pronouns, gender-inclusive language, cancer screening guidelines, and resources for clinical staff and for patients. Learn more by tuning in today!
Ehab Atallah, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI Recorded on January 24, 2023 In this episode, Dr. Ken Miller sits down with Dr. Ehab Atallah, from the Medical College of Wisconsin, to discuss chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) including the development of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), challenges with adherence to treatment, side effect management, and long-term and late effects, including cardiac toxicities. Dr. Atallah describes the work of the H. Jean Khoury Cure CML Consortium, shares his insights in to transitioning patients off TKIs, experience with his patients living with measurable residual disease, and excitement about the future of CML therapy. Learn more by tuning in today!
Lee Greenberger, PhD, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Rye Brook, NY Recorded on December 19, 2022 In this episode, Lee Greenberger, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, returns to provide an update on the information presented at the 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, including leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, MDS, and MPNs. Dr. Greenberger discusses updates in blood cancer therapies, including CAR T-cell therapy, bi-specific antibodies, and vaccine therapy, reviews the latest data on COVID-19, and addresses challenges that exist in diversity and equity in the healthcare system, including ways to overcome these barriers. Tune in today!
Shayna Sarosiek, MD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA Recorded on December 6, 2022 Waldenström Macroglobulinemia (WM) is a rare blood cell cancer characterized by an excess number of abnormal white blood cells in the bone marrow. How does WM fit into the spectrum of other blood cancer diseases? Who is at risk? What are the genetic factors? Dr. Shayna Sarosiek, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, joins us to provide a deep dive into WM, including testing, monitoring, treatment updates, clinical trials, and so much more. Tune in today! This activity is developed through a collaboration with the International Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia Foundation.
Sattva S. Neelapu, MD, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX Recorded on December 16, 2022 Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has generated impressive results in hematologic malignancies, with many drugs still in clinical trials. In this episode, Dr. Sattva S. Neelapu from MD Anderson Cancer Center, joins us to discuss updates on CAR T-cell therapy from the 2022 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting. Dr. Neelapu also provides a high-level overview of how CAR T-cell therapy works, including the manufacturing process, and discusses the risk of recurrence following therapy, risk for patients in the era of COVID-19, secondary cancers, associated costs, roadblocks to therapy, and why early referral matters. Tune in to this informative podcast episode to learn more! This podcast episode is supported by Allogene Therapeutics, Bristol Myers Squibb, CRISPR Therapeutics, Janssen Oncology & Legend Biotech, Kite, A Gilead Company and Novartis Oncology.
Daphne Friedman, MD, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, NC Recorded on October 20, 2022 In Part II of Shared Decision Making with Your Patients Diagnosed with a Chronic Leukemia, Dr. Daphne Friedman, from the Durham VA Health Care System in North Carolina, discusses the importance of a relationship between the provider and the patient when it comes to shared decision making (SDM), including the unique conversations of SDM with young adults and with healthcare providers who are patients. Dr. Friedman also shares challenges with seeking a second opinion, relying on information found on the internet, and additional resources. Tune in today to learn more! This podcast episode is supported by AbbVie Inc. and Genentech, Inc.
Eytan M. Stein, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY Recorded on October 7, 2022 Dr. Eytan Stein, from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, joins us to reflect on breakthroughs in acute myeloid leukemia, including updates in treatment, long-term and late effects of therapy, and side effect management. Tune in to this episode as Dr. Stein discusses an overview of data presented at the Tenth Annual Meeting of the Society of Hematologic Oncology (SOHO) as well as updates from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s BEAT AML® Master Trial.
Saad Z. Usmani, MD, MBA, FACP, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY Recorded on September 30, 2022 Join us for this special episode, recorded live from the Tenth Annual Meeting of the Society of Hematologic Oncology in Houston, TX! Guest host and conference attendee, Lauren Berger, Senior Director of Professional Education and Engagement at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, speaks with Dr. Saad Usmani, from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, about his insights into the progress in immunotherapies in blood cancers shared at the conference. Not able to attend SOHO? Learn more about what was shared at the conference by tuning in here!
Naveen Pemmaraju, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX Recorded on September 6, 2022 Join us as Dr. Naveen Pemmaraju from MD Anderson Cancer Center, returns to discuss blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasms (BPDCN)! In this episode, Dr. Pemmaraju provides an overview of BPDCN, including major updates in the treatment of the disease since our last episode on this topic in 2019. What is BPDCN? How is it treated? Is it curable? What resources are available for patients living with this rare disease? Join the conversation and learn more today! This podcast episode is supported by Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.
Jason Gotlib, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA Recorded on July 19, 2022 Mastocytosis is a rare and complex disease. In this special episode, Dr. Jason Gotlib from the Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, CA, discusses an overview of the disease, including its subtypes, clinical presentations, and treatment related toxicities. Dr. Gotlib addresses the importance of second opinions, collaborating with multidisciplinary specialists to treat patients, unmet needs and exciting new and emerging treatments. Learn more about the future of mastocytosis by listening to this episode today! This podcast episode is supported by Blueprint Medicines Corporation.
Rafael Fonseca, MD, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ Recorded on June 30, 2022 In this episode, Dr. Rafael Fonseca, from the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, joins Dr. Ken Miller to breakdown the complex and complicated nature of genomics and molecular profiling. He discusses the role of molecular profiling in treating blood cancers, explains how we integrate genomics into the standard of care for people living with cancer, the potential of false negatives, provides examples of clinical applications, financial implications, and resources for patients. Tune in to the conversation today! This podcast episode is supported by Blueprint Medicines Corporation.
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