Sylvester research shows how interactions between tumor genes and microenvironment influence treatment response in MM

Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan invested in inaugural Bart Barlogie Chair for Myeloma Research

Zhan, seated, with Steven Webber (left), dean of the College of Medicine and executive vice chancellor at UAMS, and UAMS chancellor Cam Patterson (right).The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine invested Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, a tenured professor of medicine and the research director of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Myeloma Center, in the Bart Barlogie Chair for Myeloma Research during a March 13 ceremony.

March 21, 2025

Vol.51 No.11

Clinical Roundup

Florida leukemia rates rising rapidly as population ages, study shows

Driven by a steady influx of retirees, Florida now has the highest leukemia rates of any U.S. state and the disease is the fastest-rising cancer type statewide, according to research from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

March 14, 2025

Vol.51 No.10

Drugs & Targets

EU, China approve Sarclisa + standard of care for MM

The EU has approved Sarclisa (isatuximab-irfc) in combination with a standard-of-care regimen, bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone, for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma ineligible for autologous stem cell transplant, based on data from the IMROZ phase III study.

January 24, 2025

Vol.51 No.03

In Brief

David Chung named director of clinical research at Northwell Health

Northwell Health appointed David J. Chung, a prominent oncologist-investigator, as director of clinical research at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute. In this newly created role, Chung also will serve as system chief of multiple myeloma across Northwell’s cancer centers.

January 17, 2025

Vol.51 No.02

Art exhibit at University of Miami Sylvester bridges North and South America

“Bridge to Bahia” exhibit.Source: Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterKaren Estrada, a survivor of acute myeloid leukemia, used visual art to communicate with her two boys while undergoing a bone marrow transplant at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. Because Estrada’s treatment required isolation, and her young children could not yet read and write, she sought out other creative vessels to foster closeness between them.

December 13, 2024

Vol.50 No.46

By Claire Marie Porter

Clinical Roundup

Tecvayli demonstrates potential in MM

Johnson & Johnson announced new frontline data featuring Tecvayli (teclistamab-cqyv) from two investigational studies in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma in induction and maintenance settings.