A Promising Future for Treating Multiple Myeloma with Bispecific Antibodies

Speakers
Donna Catamero, ANP-BC, OCN, CCRC (The Mount Sinai Health System, IMF Nurse Leadership)
Tom Martin, MD (University of California San Francisco)
What to Expect 
To ensure patients and care partners better understand the promising future in bispecific therapies, please tune in to this Live Webinar to hear from myeloma experts as they cover key questions, concerns, and highlights.
Through this virtual seminar, you will learn more and gain a better understanding of the following:
What is Immunotherapy?
What are monoclonal antibodies?
What is CAR T-cell therapy?
What are Bispecific Antibodies and how do they work? o Are there different types of Bi-specifics?
How are bi-specific therapies administered?
What are the advantages of bi-specific therapies? o What are the side effects of bi-specifics and how are side effects managed?
Can they be administered in combination?
Where in the treatment paradigm will they be used?
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Improving Lives | Finding the Cure
In the United States, an estimated 32,270 new multiple myeloma cases will be diagnosed in 2021. 159,985 new myeloma cases are diagnosed yearly.
Founded in 1990, the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) is the first and largest organization focusing specifically on multiple myeloma. The IMF’s reach extends to more than 525,000 members in 140 countries worldwide. The IMF is dedicated to improving the quality of lives of myeloma patients while working toward prevention and a cure through our four founding principles: Research, Education, Support, and Advocacy.
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[@rmcellig]

Excellent news!! Here in Ottawa we have a new phase 1 bispecific trial starting in July 2022. I'm on carfilzomib at the moment. Last year I had a rapid weight loss of 32 pounds. Very sick during 2021. I'm a 17 year survivor. I started gaining weight in March. So far I have done 27 races ranging from 10K to 26K. I might be relapsing so my hemotologist will put me in the new trial. First of its kind in Canada!!! 🙂

[@thomasfraser9072]

Hi rmcellig. 17 years and multiple treatments is a long time to deal with this terrible disease. God speed they find a cure for you I am a 75 years old Vietnam Vet who for the heck of it under the PACT 𝖠𝖼𝗍 had my local VA Hospital test me for MGUS of which I am positive for both blood and sugar so; needless to say a lot more test awaits me in the next month. My question to you is: Over the 17 years you have had this disease how many times have you been tested for MGUS? Were you tested initially or did your doctor go straight to the bone marrow biopsy? I am asking you this because right now I don’t feel any different then I did before the test. I am still playing golf and so forth. Also I understand that some researchers theorize that MGUS is possibly the end stage of MM disease. So seeing I am 75 after watching this video I have to decide for myself if I want any agressive treatment related to MM or not as I am feeling well all things considered Thanks in advance for answering my question.

[@rmcellig]

@@thomasfraser9072 nice to hear from you and thank you for your service!!! Regarding my myeloma the hemotologist thought it was mgus but when I had the biopsy and skeletal survey. I had multiple myeloma. I was smoldering for 9 years.

[@rmcellig]

I pray for you to live an even longer life as well as good news!!

[@thomasfraser9072]

@@rmcellig thank you so much and my prayers are with you as well. May I ask your age?

[@rmcellig]

@@thomasfraser9072 I turn 66 today. I broke my leg, wrist, rib and fractured two ribs. My cancer treatment has been delayed for a week.

[@wofodil]

thank you for this excellent webinar, you give us patients reasons to be hopeful and optimistic . Thank you.

[@ibrahimkabiru8714]

All of my pains are Gone, Thank you for healing me Dr Dagba. You’re actually a God sent

[@thomasfraser9072]

Do you consider yourself in remission? Do they redo a MGUS test to determine this. Hope you stay well and can now enjoy life.