The Post-ASH blog is always a challenge and one that takes the longest. I like to gather my notes, review my many tweets, and think about what struck me as most exciting to share with you and my local support group members. I encourage you to check out ALL the tweets from #ASH16. Two of […]
Each year I’m honored to attend ASH with the IMF. I’ve been a myeloma survivor for 16 years and am encouraged to continue to share all the good news from ASH. When I first attended ASH with the IMF about 10 years ago, there were not nearly as many trials as we have now. It […]
As I returned home from my first visit to ASH, I was still at a loss for words for what I witnessed while at the conference. The hype that I had when anticipating getting there lived up to my expectations. It took me a while to grasp the concept of the Abstracts. Once I got […]
Saturday night ended with a very successful IMF Media and Grant Awards Reception, at the Ultimate Skybox, with a 15th floor view of the Petco Park playing field on one side, and Seaport Village and the harbor on another. Robert A. Kyle, MD, presented the Brian D. Novis Research Grant Awards. I was happy to […]
Today’s events began with 9:30 a.m. education program on 1) managing Newly Diagnosed High-Risk (HR) Multiple Myeloma patients 2) Sequencing treatments, and 3) the role of stem cell transplant (SCT) and maintenance. Dr Angela Dispenzieri spoke on the first topic, and she reminded the audience that “High-Risk” doesn’t just mean cytogenetic factors like del(17p), but […]
