Explore Cell Therapy

In this two-part episode, Rachel Salit, MD, with Fred Hutch Cancer Center and Katie Schoeppner, MSW, of NMDP/Be The Match, discuss their recently developed evidence-based guidance for health care providers to assist patients in returning to work after hematopoietic cell transplantation as part of a committee of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT).

In Part II: Communication and Resources to Overcome...

In this two-part episode, Rachel Salit, MD, with Fred Hutch Cancer Center and Katie Schoeppner, MSW, of NMDP/Be The Match, discuss their recently developed evidence-based guidance for health care providers to assist patients in returning to work after hematopoietic cell transplantation as part of a committee of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT).

In Part I: Guidance Development and Challenges, exp...

In this two-part episode, Zachariah DeFilipp, MD, and Andrew Brunner, MD, with Massachusetts General Hospital discuss their findings on a committee of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) to publish an evidence-based review on guidelines for the use of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in the management and treatment of myelodysplastic sy...

In this two-part episode, Zachariah DeFilipp, MD, and Andrew Brunner, MD, with Massachusetts General Hospital discuss their findings on a committee of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) to publish an evidence-based review on guidelines for the use of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in the management and treatment of myelodysplastic sy...

This two-part episode features a panel discussion from Advanced Therapies Week 2023, a conference focused on advancing cell and gene therapy. In a session sponsored by Be The Match BioTherapies® and moderated by Chris McClain, MBA, Heather Stefanski, MD, PhD, Erin Leckrone, MBA, and Gabbi Giammarino, BS, discuss the current state of the cell and gene therapy industry to ramp up clinical trials and expand access to care.  In Part 2:...

This two-part episode features a panel discussion from Advanced Therapies Week 2023, a conference focused on advancing cell and gene therapy. In a session sponsored by Be The Match BioTherapies® and moderated by Chris McClain, MBA, Heather Stefanski, MD, PhD, Erin Leckrone, MBA, and Gabbi Giammarino, BS, discuss the current state of the cell and gene therapy industry to ramp up clinical trials and expand access to care.  In Part 1:...

In this two-part episode, Stephen Spellman, MBS, and Jeffrey Auletta, MD, with the National Marrow Donor Program®/Be The Match® and the CIBMTR® (Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplantation Research) discuss the current state of the science in finding an optimal donor for all patients in need of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.

In this two-part episode, Stephen Spellman, MBS, and Jeffrey Auletta, MD, with the National Marrow Donor Program®/Be The Match® and the CIBMTR® (Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplantation Research) discuss the current state of the science in finding an optimal donor for all patients in need of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.

In this two-part episode, Irum Khan, MD, of University of Illinois Chicago and Jonathan Moreira, MD, of Northwestern University explore novel research on the impact of structural racism on acute myeloid leukemia (AML) outcomes for underserved communities and ethnically diverse patients in the Chicago area. In Part II: Addressing Barriers and Equity Across Healthcare Teams, guests examine solutions to improve access and address barr...

In this two-part episode, Irum Khan, MD, of University of Illinois Chicago and Jonathan Moreira, MD, of Northwestern University explore novel research on the impact of structural racism on acute myeloid leukemia (AML) outcomes for underserved communities and ethnically diverse patients in the Chicago area. In Part I: The Impact of Structural Racism on AML Outcomes, Dr. Khan shares findings from her eye-opening research and examines...

In part two of this episode, Kelley Steffens, Dr. Woods, and Dr. Stefanski dig deeper into barriers to care and health equity concerns for adult and pediatric patients in need of HCT. They go on to discuss how building relationships, connectivity, and shared care between hematology/oncology practices and transplant centers can help, and ways to apply these principles to clinical practice. 

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In a two-part episode on Evidence for Shared Care in HCT, our expert guests discuss recent research supporting strong relationships between hematology/oncology and transplant center care teams. Wendy Woods (formally Woods-Swafford), MD, MPH of Blank Children’s Hospital, and Heather Stefanski, MD, PhD of the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP)/Be The Match®, join Kelley Steffens, principal investigator and research manager at NMDP...

In this two-part episode, Karen Ballen, MD, of University of Virginia Health, and Mitul Gandhi, MD, of Virginia Cancer Specialists discuss recent research around access to HCT, as well as overcoming HCT barriers through coordinated care between transplant centers and hematology/oncology practices. In Part II: Health Equity, Solutions and Building Trust via Shared Care, they examine health disparities in access for ethnically divers...

In this two-part episode, Karen Ballen, MD, of University of Virginia Health, and Mitul Gandhi, MD, of Virginia Cancer Specialists discuss recent research around access to HCT, as well as overcoming HCT barriers through coordinated care between transplant centers and hematology/oncology practices. In Part I: Barriers in HCT and the Importance of Time, they discuss major findings from Dr. Ballen’s recent research and explore the imp...

This three-part episode follows a discussion of the current state of HCT by exploring its evolution over time. Fred Appelbaum, MD, of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, and Courtney Bellomo, MD, of New York Oncology Hematology lead the discussion. In Part 3: Persistent Misconceptions, Coordinated Care and the Future of HCT, they discuss the challenge and importance of understanding when, who, and how to refer for a transplant consultat...

This three-part episode follows a discussion of the current state of HCT by exploring its evolution over time. Fred Appelbaum, MD, of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, and Courtney Bellomo, MD, of New York Oncology Hematology lead the discussion. In Part 2: Donor Availability, Graft Sources and the Birth of NMDP, they discuss how unrelated donor availability and alternative stem cell sources have substantially increased access to HCT....

This three-part episode follows a discussion of the current state of HCT by exploring its evolution over time. Fred Appelbaum, MD, of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, and Courtney Bellomo, MD, of New York Oncology Hematology lead the discussion. In Part I: Transplant Then and Now, they examine what HCT looked like when they first started practicing compared to what it is today, learning alongside E. Donnall Thomas, Nobel Prize winner...

Join us as we connect with Bob Falkenberg, recipient and founder of Team Lifeblood and the Tour de TC bicycle ride. Bob started riding post-transplant to focus on wellness, he rides today to bring hope to patients undergoing transplant and to share one version of what survivorship can look like. In the second half of our podcast we’ll be joined by Be The Match subject matter experts on survivorship, Katie Shoeppner and Angela Woods...