Shaji Kumar, MD

Dr. Zonder and Dr. Kumar share their clinical pearls and perspectives on future directions in the treatment of AL amyloidosis.

Expert oncologists discuss the progression treatment landscape in AL amyloidosis and agents of investigation.

Dr. Kumar discusses strategies for managing adverse events in patients with AL amyloidosis.

Dr. Kumar and Dr. Zonder discuss the ongoing confirmatory Phase III AFFIRM-AL trial investigating the efficacy and safety of birtamimab and ongoing recruitment in the trial.

Dr. Zonder discusses the safety profile of birtamimab in the VITAL study and the clinical implications.

Drs. Kumar and Zonder discuss results from the Phase III Vital trial investigating birtamimab and key takeaways.

Expert oncologist Dr. Kumar provides his assessment of unmet needs in AL Amyloidosis, particularly patients with cardiac involvement.

Dr. Zonder discusses the current treatment landscape in AL amyloidosis, highlighting recent advances.

Dr. Kumar discusses best practices for accurately and prompt diagnosing AL amyloidosis as well as navigating differential diagnosis.

Expert oncologists Dr. Jeffrey Zonder and Dr. Shaji Kumar discuss AL amyloidosis background, typical patient profiles, and disease staging and risk stratification.

The panel closes their discussion by highlighting unmet needs in the multiple myeloma treatment landscape and sharing advice for physicians and patients.

Krina Patel, MD, explains the treatment options for patients with early relapsed multiple myeloma.

Jenny Ahlstrom, a patient with multiple myeloma, shares considerations for patients going through treatment, including toxicities, follow-up, and travel planning.

Shaji Kumar, MD, and Krina Patel, MD, discuss the treatment options for patients with newly-diagnosed multiple myeloma who are not eligible for stem cell transplant.

Dr Krina Patel discusses updates in the treatment of newly-diagnosed from recent meetings how the appropriate treatments are selected in patients with newly-diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Dr Shaji Kumar reviews clinical trial data on the role of stem cell transplant as a treatment for newly-diagnosed multiple myeloma in tandem with a multi-agent combination therapy.

Shaji Kumar, MD, reviews the results of the phase 3 study evaluating the use of daratumumab plus lenalidomide and dexamethasone (D-Rd) versus lenalidomide and dexamethasone (Rd) in transplant-ineligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM).

Krina Patel, MD, details the three- and four-drug regimen first-line treatment options for transplant-eligible newly-diagnosed multiple myeloma and how to make an appropriate treatment decision.

Shaji Kumar, MD, provides an overview of multiple myeloma, and Jenny Ahlstrom, a patient with multiple myeloma, shares the story of her diagnosis and the resources she used to educate herself.

Shaji Kumar, MD and Jonathan Kaufman, MD, discuss unmet needs in the multiple myeloma treatment landscape and share their insights on testing for biomarkers.

Two experts review strategies and barriers to overcome for biomarker testing in patients with multiple myeloma.

Shaji Kumar, MD, talks about new biomarkers that are being explored in patients with multiple myeloma.

Drs Shaji Kumar and Jonathan Kaufman review the BELLINI trial, as well as provide an overview of other investigational studies of BCL2 inhibitors for the treatment of patients with t(11;14) translocation with relapsed refractory multiple myeloma.

Dr Shaji Kumar explains the role of t(11;14) translocation in patients with multiple myeloma and discusses treatment options for this specific population.

Jonathan Kaufman, MD, provides an overview of multiple myeloma (MM) and reviews current biomarkers and molecular pathways commonly seen in MM.

Shaji K. Kumar, MD, discusses the integration of CAR T-cell therapy into the treatment paradigm for heavily pretreated multiple myeloma.

Shaji K. Kumar, MD, discusses the evolving role of venetoclax in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Shaji K. Kumar, MD, discusses the importance of understanding the safety profiles of combination therapies in multiple myeloma.

Shaji Kumar, MD, discusses the rationale behind the phase 3 ENDURANCE trial, which is comparing carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone with bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Shaji Kumar, MD, of Mayo Clinic, advises physicians on the use of autologous stem cell transplant in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.