Ken Shain, MD, PhD

Panelists discuss how the treatment paradigm for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) has evolved from conventional chemotherapy to modern regimens incorporating novel agents like proteasome inhibitors, immunomodulatory drugs, and monoclonal antibodies while highlighting persistent challenges including optimizing treatment sequencing and addressing high-risk disease.

Closing out their discussion on the management of multiple myeloma, experts from the Moffit Cancer Center highlight key unmet needs and future directions in care.

Centering discussion on a patient scenario of multiply relapsed multiple myeloma, panelists consider use of CAR T-cell therapy or bispecifics in this setting.

Shared insight on the development of CAR T-cell therapies and their use in the later-line setting for patients with multiply relapsed multiple myeloma.

Expert perspectives on the combination of novel bispecific therapies and where they may fit into the treatment paradigm of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Current standard of care options in transplant-eligible, newly diagnosed multiple myeloma have been outlined in groundbreaking trials, of which a group of experts convened to discuss the best treatment options.

A brief review of talquetamab, a novel agent in the setting of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma that targets GPRC5D.

Following their discussion on teclistamab, experts from the Moffit Cancer Center highlight other BCMA-targeted therapies available in the relapsed/refractory setting of multiple myeloma.

Panelists review data from the MajesTEC-1 clinical trial and elucidate the role of teclistamab therapy in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Shared insight on the value of using effective regimens upfront and optimal sequencing throughout several lines of therapy in multiple myeloma.

Switching their focus to the relapsed/refractory setting, experts from the Moffit Cancer Center consider second-line treatment options for patients with multiple myeloma.

Expert perspectives on a patient profile of transplant-ineligible multiple myeloma, with considerations for treatment selection and defining transplant ineligibility.

Shared perspectives on the role of continued therapy in patients with transplant-ineligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma in light of clinical data and dose adjustment strategies.

Experts from the Moffit Cancer Center work to identify frail patients with transplant-ineligible NDMM and consider how best to select first-line therapy for this population.

Moving on to review the management of transplant-ineligible NDMM, expert panelists highlight first-line treatment options with data from the SWOG0777 and MAIA studies.

Centering focus on a patient scenario of transplant-eligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, panelists consider the role of induction therapy and transplant in this setting.

Shared insight from experts in multiple myeloma on the real-world utilization of induction therapy and transplant for patients with newly diagnosed disease.

Experts from the Moffit Cancer Center share insight on induction therapy strategies and optimization for patients with transplant-eligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Ken Shain, MD, PhD, pinpoints the critical, lingering gaps in patient access to cellular immunotherapies in multiple myeloma.

Ken Shain, MD, PhD, provides an overview of developments on the horizon in multiple myeloma.

Ken Shain, MD, PhD, spoke about the dramatic impact of novel immunotherapies in the multiple myeloma treatment landscape, as well as other updates from the 2022 ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Ken Shain, MD, PhD, discussed some of the research in multiple myeloma that was featured in a recent FaceOff program, and how these recent advances may change the standard of care.