Upcoming Post-Conference Perspectives: ASH 2021

The case study, which showed prolonged disease control achieved with gilteritinib in a previously-treated patient with AML with an inv(2)(p23q13) translocation, indicates that gilteritinib can also be used as an anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor.

Allowing patients to stay in their homes to receive bispecific antibodies can make the whole cancer journey easier, explained Courtney VanHouzen, PharmD, of Cowell Family Cancer Center, Munson Healthcare.

Outcomes of interest in this study were time from diagnosis to initial prescription fill for an oral multiple myeloma (MM) medication and time from initial diagnosis to receipt of any treatment for MM.

On September 20, the FDA approved isatuximab plus bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone in the first line for patients who have multiple myeloma and are ineligible for transplant.

Information on the disease and treatments, assistance with insurance, and transportation are among the types of support needed by patients with multiple myeloma to improve outcomes and overall burden.