ABOUT HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Hackensack University Medical Center, a 803-bed nonprofit teaching and research hospital, was Bergen County’s first hospital founded in 1888. It was also the first hospital in New Jersey and second in the nation to become a Magnet®-recognized hospital for nursing excellence, receiving its sixth consecutive designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The academic flagship of the Hackensack Meridian Health network, Hackensack University Medical Center is Nationally-Ranked by U.S. News & World Report 2022-2023 in four specialties, more than any other hospital in New Jersey. The hospital is home to the state's only nationally-ranked Urology and Neurology & Neurosurgery programs, as well as the best Cardiology & Heart Surgery program. It also offers patients nationally-ranked Orthopedic care and one of the state’s premier Cancer Centers (John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center). Hackensack University Medical Center also ranked as High-Performing in conditions such as Acute Kidney Failure, Heart Attack (AMI), Heart Failure, Pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Diabetes and Stroke. As well as High Performing in procedures like Aortic Valve Surgery, Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG), Colon Cancer Surgery, Lung Cancer Surgery, Prostate Cancer Surgery, Hip Replacement and Knee Replacement. Named to Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2023 list, Hackensack University Medical Center is also the recipient of the 2023 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ by Healthgrades as well as an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. This award-winning care is provided on a campus that is home to facilities such as the Heart & Vascular Hospital; and the Sarkis and Siran Gabrellian Women’s and Children’s Pavilion, which houses the Donna A. Sanzari Women’s Hospital and the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital, ranked #1 in the state and top 20 in the Mid-Atlantic Region in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-23 Best Children’s Hospital Report. Additionally, the children’s nephrology program ranks in the top 50 in the United States. Hackensack University Medical Center is also home to the Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center and is listed on the Green Guide’s list of Top 10 Green Hospitals in the U.S. Our comprehensive clinical research portfolio includes studies focused on precision medicine, translational medicine, immunotherapy, cell therapy, and vaccine development. The hospital has embarked on the largest healthcare expansion project ever approved by the state: Construction of the Helena Theurer Pavilion, a 530,000-sq.-ft., nine-story building, which began in 2019. A $714.2 million endeavor, the pavilion is one the largest healthcare capital projects in New Jersey and will house 24 state-of-the-art operating rooms with intraoperative MRI capability, 50 ICU beds, and 175 medical/surgical beds including a 50 room Musculoskeletal Institute.
Momelotinib’s Role in the Myelofibrosis Treatment Paradigm
Key opinion leaders on myelofibrosis management consider the potential role of momelotinib within the current treatment paradigm.
Dr Danish on the Potential for Treatment with SCINTIX Radiation Technology in Lung and Bone Cancers
August 8th 2023Adnan F. Danish, MD, discusses the potential for SCINTIX radiation technology to open new treatment opportunities for patients with cancer, including those with lung and bone cancers, whose disease has metastasized to more than 5 sites.
Pacritinib in Myelofibrosis: Adverse Event Management and Dosing
Shared insight on the safety profile of pacritinib and how best to mitigate or manage adverse events when they occur in patients with myelofibrosis.
Dr Danish on the Potential Use of SCINTIX Radiation Technology in Bone and Lung Tumors
August 2nd 2023Adnan F. Danish, MD, discusses the methodologies behind the use of SCINTIX radiation technology in metastatic bone and lung tumors, detailing how this technology differs from computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging scans prior to treatment.
Clinical Data With Pacritinib in Patients With Myelofibrosis
Centering discussion on the JAK inhibitor pacritinib, expert panelists review data from recent clinical trials and consider how they inform real-world use of this agent.
Evolving Treatment Armamentarium for Myelofibrosis
Key opinion leaders provide a broad perspective on the current treatment armamentarium available to patients diagnosed with myelofibrosis.
Optimizing MF Management With Multidisciplinary Care
A comprehensive discussion on the members of a healthcare team who might help to diagnose and manage a patient with myelofibrosis.
Dr Danish on the Challenges of Radiation Treatment in Lung and Bone Cancers
July 17th 2023Adnan F. Danish, MD, discusses unmet needs in the treatment of patients with lung and bone cancers, and how unmet needs within this patient population are being addressed with the utilization of SCINTIX radiation technology.
Novel Radiotherapy Supports Precision Medicine Advances in Lung and Bone Cancers
July 13th 2023Adnan F. Danish, MD, discusses current unmet needs in the treatment of patients with stage IV lung and bone cancers, the benefits SCINTIX technology can provide for these patients, and how John Theurer Cancer Center plans to use this technology to improve patient outcomes and support further radiation therapy research.
Patient Scenario 1: Diagnosis and Risk Stratification of MF
After reviewing the first patient scenario of myelofibrosis, experts from the John Theurer Cancer Center reflect on best practices in diagnosing and risk stratifying patients.
Applied Molecular Medicine Signals the Future of Personalized, Preventive Cancer Care
April 3rd 2023Andre Goy, MD, discusses advances in the field of oncology that prompted the development of the Hennessy Institute, how early cancer detection can improve patient outcomes, and the importance of employing accessible cancer prevention strategies.
Resistance Mutations Present an Ongoing Challenge in Aggressive Hematologic Malignancies
February 28th 2023With acquired resistance patterns emerging for nearly every agent, hematologic experts are looking closely at sequencing patterns, but more work needs to be done in aggressive malignancies in which mutations associated with resistance may be present before therapy even begins.
FDA Approval Insights: Pirtobrutinib in MCL
February 27th 2023Dr Leslie discusses the FDA approval of pirtobrutinib in patients with MCL previously treated with a BTK inhibitor, key efficacy and safety findings from the BRUIN trial, and potential treatment sequencing strategies in patients with resistance to covalent BTK inhibitors.
Ide-cel Elicits Durable Responses in High-risk Myeloma After Inadequate ASCT Response
David Siegel, MD, PhD, discusses the evaluation of idecabtagene vicleucel in cohort 2C of the KarMMa-2 trial and what these data could mean for this population and others with multiple myeloma.
Brexu-cel Elicits Durable Responses in High-Risk Relapsed/Refractory MCL
January 13th 2023Treatment with brexucabtagene autoleucel produced ongoing responses in patients with mantle cell lymphoma with high-risk disease characteristics, including those with a lower ECOG performance score and tumor burden and less frequent prior use of bridging or platinum therapy.