Multiple Myeloma

Joshua Richter, MD, assistant professor of medicine in The Tisch Cancer Institute, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, explains how the concept of cancer stage does not mean the same thing in multiple myeloma as it does in other cancers, why cytogenetics matter, and new data from trials involving quadruplet therapy.

Ray Bailey, BPharm, RPh, senior vice president of Pharmacy Services for Florida Cancer Specialists (FCS) Pharmacy Services operations, spoke with The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) just after the conclusion of the 63rd American Society of Hematology Meeting & Exposition, which took place December 11-14, 2021.

Joseph Mikhael, MD, of the Translational Genomics Research Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, an affiliate of City of Hope, spoke with The American Journal of Managed Care® about the increased use of triplet therapy to treat this disease.

Bhavesh Shah, RPh, BCOP, associate chief pharmacy officer for Specialty and Hematology Pharmacy at Boston Medical Center (BMC), spoke with The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) about the several current issues in multiple myeloma, including the use of anti-CD38 agents and risk stratification of patients.

Thomas G. Martin, MD, is a clinical professor of medicine in the Adult Leukemia and Bone Marrow Transplant Program at the University of California San Francisco.

Rebecca Nelson, PharmD, BCOP, is the malignant hematology clinical pharmacy supervisor, Moffitt Cancer Center.