Breakthrough Therapies & Novel Drug Research for Cancer, Covid-19, AIDS, Myeloma, PCOS, Women’s Health and More Discussed on CureTalks

This year on CureTalks we discussed topics ranging from Covid-19 vaccines, AIDS, Multiple Myeloma, Pediatric and Lung cancers, Men’s Health & Male contraception, Polycystic Ovary syndrome (PCOS), women’s health and dilemma over use of Covid-19 vaccines in women at different stages of life, use of CRISPR in treatment advances – to rare disease Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia and Gun Violence. Here is a quick recap:

Listen to Dr. Barnhart of University of Pennsylvania talk about developments in male contraception HERE.

Dr. Shaji Kumar shares advances in multiple myeloma discussed at ASH 2020. Listen HERE 

Dr. Paul Richardson talks about Melflufen, that in combination with dexamethasone demonstrated encouraging efficacy and a manageable safety in heavily pretreated multiple myeloma patients. Listen HERE.

Listen to Dr Zainab Shahid tell what multiple myeloma patients should know about Covid-19 vaccines.

Dr Cindy Duke, America’s only dual fertility expert and virologist tells it all about safety of Covid-19 vaccines in women. Watch HERE.

Watch the codeveloper and pioneer of mRNA vaccines, Dr. Drew Weissman of University of Pennsylvania educate us all about the development, safety and efficacy of mRNA vaccines.

Registered dietician and PCOS nutrition expert Angela Grassi shares valuable information about supplements that may be helpful in PCOS management. Watch HERE.

Dr David Sallman discusses the scope and possibilities of a new type of CAR T (Chimeric antigen receptor T-cells) therapy called UltraCAR-T therapy for myeloid malignancies. Watch HERE.

Esteemed panel of experts from the University of Pennsylvania touch upon the perspectives on gun violence from the emergency room and more. Listen HERE.

President of the Florida Urological Society, Dr Jamin Brahmbhatt help us understand the real picture behind declining sperm counts, the effect of COVID19, obesity and various kinds of stress on sperms. Listen HERE.

Dr. Edward A. Stadtmauer of University of Pennsylvania talks about the scope of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool in cancer management. Wacth HERE. 

Pediatric cancer experts Dr. Mario Otto and Dr. Daniel Morgenstern talk about use of Cellectar Biosciences’s CLR 131, status on the clinical trials and scope of targeted radiotherapeutics in pediatric cancers. Watch HERE. 

PCOS expert Dr. Ilana Ressler of RMACT helps us learn all about the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of infertility occurring as a result of PCOS that went undiagnosed or was diagnosed late. Watch HERE. 

Multiple myeloma advocate Gary Petersen discusses the goals and challenges of developing a best of class patient-focused myeloma center of excellence with world renowned myeloma specialist Dr. Carl Ola Landgren.

Lung cancer experts Dr. Kevan Shokat and Dr. Trever Bivona of UCSF discuss lung cancer mutations, new treatments, trials and more with lung cancer patient advocates Terri Conneran and Lisa Goldman. Watch HERE. 

Dr. Carolyn Alexander of Southern California Reproductive Center helps us understand the science behind use of birth control pills in PCOS treatment, touching upon recent research in most effective hormone combinations for PCOS management. Watch HERE. 

Dr. Alfred L. Garfall from University of Pennsylvania talks to the myeloma patient panel about Teclistamab that was granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) for the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. Watch HERE.

Dr. Pablo Tebas of University of Pennsylvania’s Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) shares it all about HIV gene therapies, vaccines, limitations of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and scope of new approaches for an HIV cure. Watch HERE.

Dr. Larry Anderson and Dr. Rachid C. Baz talk about the current standards of care for Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia and novel agents currently being evaluated. Watch HERE.

We thank the experts and patient advocates for their valuable contribution to the community and wish them a #happynewyear2022!

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