William G. Wierda, MD, PhD, on Evolving Strategies for First-Line Treatment of CLL

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William G. Wierda, MD, PhD, on Evolving Strategies for First-Line Treatment of CLL

NCCN 2019 Annual Congress: Hematologic Malignancies

William G. Wierda, MD, PhD, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, offers commentary on the debate about evolving strategies in first-line chronic lymphocytic leukemia, the clinical trials on such agents as ibrutinib, BTK inhibitors, and venetoclax, and the interest in chemoimmunotherapy as a fixed duration treatment.

Jorge J. Castillo, MD, on Evolution of Therapy for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Jorge J. Castillo, MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses the many advances in treating relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma, including novel immunomodulators, proteasome inhibitors, and monoclonal antibodies, as well as emerging treatments such as chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy and antibody-drug conjugates.

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Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD, on The Era of Therapeutic Biosimilars: What You Need to Know

Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the nature of biologic molecules and their importance in future therapeutic innovation.

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Nitin Jain, MD, on CLL: Is There a Role for Chemoimmunotherapy?

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