Myeloma Paper of the Day, September 21st, suggested by Robert Orlowski
Robert Orlowski shared on X:
“Myeloma Paper of the Day: Colesevelam appears to be a highly effective treatment for lenalidomide-associated diarrhea, with 88% response rate in twenty-two patients with response measured as improvement of diarrhea by at least 1 grade per CTCAE scale.”
Source: Robert Orlowski/X
Colesevelam for lenalidomide associated diarrhea in patients with multiple myeloma
Authors: Malin Hultcrantz, Hani Hassoun, Neha Korde, Kylee MacLachlan, Sham Mailankody, Dhwani Patel, Urvi A. Shah, Carlyn Rose Tan, David J. Chung, Oscar B. Lahoud, Heather J. Landau, Michael Scordo, Gunjan L. Shah, Sergio A. Giralt, Matthew J. Pianko, Miranda Burge, Kelly Barnett, Meghan Salcedo, Julia Caple, Linh Tran, Jenna Blaslov, Tala Shekarkhand, Selena Hamid, David Nemirovsky, Andriy Derkach, Oluwatobi Arisa, Cody J. Peer, William D. Figg, Saad Z. Usmani, Ola Landgren and Alexander M. Lesokhin.
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Robert Orlowski, M.D., Ph.D., holds multiple positions at The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center including Chairman, Ad Interim Director of Myeloma, and Professor of Medicine in the Departments of Lymphoma/Myeloma and Experimental Therapeutics within the Division of Cancer Medicine. Additionally, he chairs the SWOG Barlogie/Salmon Myeloma Committee, which is part of the National Clinical Trials Network, dedicated to advancing new therapies and understanding the biology of myeloma.
Dr. Orlowski’s expertise lies in both clinical practice and scientific research, with a particular focus on translating laboratory discoveries into effective treatments for patients. He investigates drug resistance mechanisms in myeloma and seeks to identify predictive biomarkers for treatment response. Notably, his past contributions include leadership roles in developing proteasome inhibitors like bortezomib and carfilzomib, as well as monoclonal antibodies such as daratumumab and elotuzumab.
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