Stem Cell Transplant for Multiple Myeloma: Is it right for me?
Free webinar for patients with multiple myeloma and their families.
Recorded webcast from Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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Expert Presenters:
David Vesole, MD, PhD, is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program in the Division of HematologyThe study of blood and its disorders./OncologyThe study of cancer., Department of Medicine, at Loyola University, Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in Illinois. Board certified in hematology, Dr Vesole's work focuses on medical oncology, stem cell transplant, as well as the treatment of multiple myeloma and other plasmaThe clear, yellowish, fluid part of the blood that carries the blood cells. The proteins that form blood clots are in plasma. cell dyscrasias.
Jayesh Mehta, MD, is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Hematopoietic Stem CellCell from which all blood cells evolve. Transplant Program at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University in Chicago. His interests include myeloma and related diseases, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and infections in immunocompromisedA condition in which the immune system is not functioning normally. patients. He has an interest in the use of cytokinesPowerful chemical substances secreted by cells that play an important role in regulating the immune system. to mobilize stem cells for tissue repair, and is a co-holder of a patent on the use of growth factor therapy in acuteHaving severe symptoms and a short duration. myocardial infarction.
