Saad Z. Usmani, MD: In My Experience Question 2
COVID-19 and Cancer CareDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, do you suggest delaying upfront autologous transplant for patients with multiple myeloma?
Recorded April 24, 2020.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, do you suggest delaying upfront autologous transplant for patients with multiple myeloma?
Recorded April 24, 2020.
How have the activities of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic?
Recorded April 21, 2020.
Irene M. Ghobrial, MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, talks about PROMISE—her screening study for people at high-risk of developing precursor conditions of multiple myeloma—and how this and other trials have been altered in the wake of the pandemic, as well as what might be considered a silver lining to the crisis. Filmed March 30, 2020.
Rafal Dziadziuszko, MD, PhD, of the Medical University of Gdansk, talks about the adjustments to cancer care that he and his colleagues have made, how and when they employ telemedicine, and whether the technology could change the future for clinical practice. Filmed April 24, 2020.
William Dale, MD, PhD, of City of Hope National Medical Center, discusses vulnerable populations—older adults and those with psychosocial or mental health concerns—and reviews best practices for treatment decisions, social distancing, and maintaining emotional health. Recorded April 15, 2020.
Eduardo L. Cazap, MD, PhD, of the Sociedad Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Oncología Médica, and an international editor on The ASCO Post Editorial Board, talks about the situation in Argentina treating patients with COVID-19, and the 10-country research effort led by the World Health Organization seeking to fast track research on the coronavirus. Filmed April 7, 2020.