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Panelists emphasize the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration, patient education, and advocacy in managing multiple myeloma, while expressing optimism about emerging therapies like CAR T cells that offer deeper remissions and improved quality of life.

Final Thoughts and Hope for a Cure

Panelists highlight advances in myeloma treatment, focusing on innovative T cell therapies like CAR T and T cell engagers, along with potent new CELMoD drugs, all offering more targeted and effective options for patients.

Future Perspectives in Multiple Myeloma

Panelists discuss City of Hope’s collaborative partnership with community physicians, emphasizing expert evaluation at specialized centers while enabling ongoing treatment closer to home for convenience, coordinating common therapies like Daratumumab locally, reserving complex procedures such as stem cell transplants and clinical trials for specialized centers, and aiming to balance high-quality care with patient accessibility through integrated, personalized, and coordinated management across care settings.

Partnering with the Community

Panelists discuss City of Hope’s multidisciplinary approach, highlighting pharmacists providing medication guidance, social workers offering emotional support, and palliative care specialists managing symptoms, while consultants like cardiologists and infectious disease experts address specific health issues to ensure coordinated, personalized care; complementary therapies such as acupuncture and mindfulness help manage side effects like neuropathy, and support groups foster community and resilience among patients and caregivers throughout their myeloma journey.

Support Systems and Multidisciplinary Treatment Approach

Panelists share that despite initial emotional challenges, multiple myeloma treatment with targeted combination therapies was generally well tolerated, with manageable side effects—especially after adjusting dexamethasone—and strong healthcare team support enabling patients to maintain quality of life and continue regular activities throughout therapy.

Patient Perspective: Adverse Events and Tolerability

Panelists discuss how patient portal use improves communication by allowing patients to report side effects with photos for accurate evaluation, and how treatment effectiveness is monitored through carefully timed blood tests, imaging, and bone marrow biopsies—including minimal residual disease testing—to balance thorough assessment with minimizing patient discomfort.

Adverse Event Management and Treatment Response Assessment

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