A 54-Year-Old Caucasian Male Complains of Fatigue

Program Description:

A 54-year-old Caucasian male with a history of multiple myeloma post–autologous SCT presents with increasing fatigue and progressive anemia complains of fatigue to his hematologist.

INTENDED AUDIENCE:

This activity is intended for hematologists, oncologists, and other health care professionals managing patients with multiple myeloma.

Activity Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Discuss recent advances that can potentially prolong survival and improve quality of life in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma patients


• Summarize the potential benefits of newer targeted agents and combinations in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma patients


• Identify individual patient characteristics and variables that have a bearing on therapy and clinical outcome in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma patients


• Adopt a patient management approach that is sensitive to prior drug toxicities and thereby improve achievement of treatment goals

Faculty:

Thomas G. Martin, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology), UCSF
Director, Clinical research, Hematologic Malignancies Program
Associate Director, Myeloma Program
San Francisco, California

Independent Reviewer:
Harvey A. Mossman, MD
Division of Internal Medicine,
Division of Geriatric Medicine
North Shore-LIJ Health System
Manhasset, NY
Winthrop University Hospital
Mineola, NY

Disclosures:

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Faculty
Thomas G. Martin
Speaker’s Bureau – Celgene
Consultant, Speaker’s Bureau – Novartis

Independent Reviewer
Harvey A. Mossman, MD, has nothing to disclose

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This program is sponsored by MedCases, LLC.

Commercial Supporter:

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Celgene.

Instructions:

Method of Participation
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

WINDOWS PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
266-MHz Pentium II; Windows 98 or higher; 64 MB RAM; 800 x 600 screen resolution set for “High Color (16-Bit)”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.

MACINTOSH^® SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Power Mac g3 at 300 MHz; System 8.5 or higher (excluding Mac OSX); 96 MB RAM; 20 MB minimum hard disk space available; 800 x 600 screen resolution set to “Thousands of Colors”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.