VJHemOnc Podcast

This episode of the VJHemOnc podcast focuses on accelerated and blast-phase myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN-AP/BP), offering insights into their diagnosis and management from leading experts. First, in an interview with Anand Patel, MD, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, you will hear about the diagnosis, risk stratification, and therapeutic strategies being explored for patients...

This podcast features experts Mark Levis, MD, PhD, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, Sanam Loghavi, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, and Eunice Wang, MD, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, who debate the value and utility of measurable residual disease (MRD) in the management of adults with newly-diagnosed acute myeloid...

This episode of the VJHemOnc Podcast features discussions from the 2nd International Workshop on High-Risk Multiple Myeloma (iwHRMM 2025), held in Charleston, SC. First, you will hear from Ross Firestone, MD, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, Nisha Joseph, MD, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, and Ajai Chari, MD, University of California San F...

This podcast features discussions from the 22nd International Workshop on Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (iwNHL), which took place in Cambridge, MA. The discussions focus on immunotherapy and novel combinations being explored for the treatment of NHL. Featuring experts Martin Hutchings, MD, PhD, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, Elizabeth Budde, MD, PhD, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, Lorenzo...

In this episode of the VJHemOnc Podcast, we are joined by Shai Shimony, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, and Richard Stone, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, to discuss recent guideline updates on the risk stratification and treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The experts discuss differences in the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Consensus Classifi...

VJHemOnc recently attended the International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (XXI iwCLL 2025) in Krakow, Poland, where there was a session focused on the management of CLL in resource-limited settings. Today's podcast episode highlights discussions from this session. First, you will hear from Mazyar Shadman, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, who discusses the develo...

This episode of our Blood Cancer Awareness Month series explores the role of the multi-disciplinary team in caring for patients with blood cancer undergoing CAR T-cell therapy. The discussion features insights from Ty Simpson, BN, MNP, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia, who is a CAR-T nurse practitioner, and Frederick Vonberg, MD, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London,...

Welcome to the next episode in our Blood Cancer Awareness Month series. In this podcast, Rahul Banerjee, MD, FACP, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, discusses financial and time toxicities in cancer care, explaining how out-of-pocket costs and the time spent receiving treatment impair patients' lives. Dr Banerjee shares insights from his own clinical experience, with a focus on patients...

Welcome to the first episode of our Blood Cancer Awareness Month special on VJHemOnc. In this podcast, leading experts answer your most pressing questions on blood cancers. Barbara Eichhorst, MD, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany, discusses chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), followed by Rakesh Popat, MBBS, MRCP, FRCPath, PhD, University College London Hospitals, London, UK, who addres...

This episode features discussions from the 3rd International Workshop on Myelodysplastic Syndromes & Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (iwMDS & iwMPN) 2025, held in Lisbon, Portugal. First, you will hear from Uma Borate, MD, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Luca Lanino, MD, PhD, Yale University, New Haven, CT, Robert Hasserjian, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, and Zoey X...

This episode of the VJHemOnc Podcast spotlights advances in the understanding and treatment of Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia (WM), featuring Karan Chohan, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Steven Treon, MD, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Anna Maria Frustaci, MD, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy, Neil Berinstein, MD, Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre...

This podcast focuses on FLT3-ITD-positive acute myeloid leukemia (FLT3-ITD+ AML), featuring experts Amir Fathi, MD, MPH, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, Musa Yilmaz, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Mark Levis, MD, PhD, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, and Harry Erba, MD, PhD, Duke University, Durham, NC. The episode covers th...

In this episode of the VJHemOnc Podcast, we dive into one of the more aggressive and challenging manifestations of multiple myeloma, extramedullary disease (EMD). We are joined by experts Meral Beksac, MD, Istinye University Ankara Liv Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, Mehmet Samur, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Saurabh Zanwar, MD, MBBS, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, and Shaji Kumar, MD, Ma...

In this week’s VJHemOnc podcast, we’ll be sharing highlights in myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) from the recent 3rd International Workshop on Myelodysplastic Syndromes & Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (iwMDS & iwMPN) 2025. First, you will hear a roundtable discussion, in which Prithviraj Bose, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Donal McLornan, MB, BCh, MR...

In this episode of the VJHemOnc podcast, we are joined by experts Kathryn Tringale, MD, UC San Diego Health, San Diego, CA, and Nikita Dave, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, who share their perspectives on the management of patients with central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma from the 18th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (ICML 2025). The discussion covers both primar...

VJHemOnc recently attended the 3rd International Workshop on Myelodysplastic Syndromes & Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (iwMDS & iwMPN) 2025, held in Lisbon, Portugal. This episode features experts Amer Zeidan, MBBS, MHS, Yale University and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, Elizabeth Griffiths, MD, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, Lisa Pleyer, MD, Paracelsus Medical U...

Today’s episode of the VJHemOnc podcast focuses on the targeting of mutant calreticulin (mutCALR) in myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) – a trending topic in the field! You will hear leading experts Lucia Masarova, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, and Jean-Jacques Kiladjian, MD, PhD, Saint-Louis Hospital & Paris Diderot University, Paris, France, discuss wha...

This episode of the VJHemOnc podcast focuses on the treatment of elderly or unfit patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Featuring experts Farhad Ravandi, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Gail Roboz, MD, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY, Marina Konopleva, MD, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, NY, Joshua Zeidner, MD, UNC Linebe...

VJHemOnc recently attended the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL, where we gained insights into the latest advancements in hematologic oncology. In this episode, leading experts Claudio Cerchione, MD, PhD, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy, Andrew Kuykendall, MD, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, Manali Kamdar, MD, University of Co...

In this episode of the VJHemOnc podcast, we explore clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) and clonal cytopenia of unknown significance (CCUS) - conditions increasingly recognized as early indicators of myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia. Joining the discussion are leading experts George Vassiliou, MBBS, PhD, The University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, Sanam Logha...

In this episode of the VJHemOnc podcast, we are joined by Morie Gertz, MD, MACP, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, a leading expert in the field, to discuss the complexities surrounding the diagnosis of amyloidosis, including both the light chain and ATTR subtypes. The conversation covers early clinical signs that clinicians often overlook, key differences in presentation between subtypes, recommendatio...

VJHemOnc was the official media partner for the recent 2nd International PNH Interest Group (IPIG) Conference held in Paris, France. In today’s podcast episode, you will hear some highlights from the event from leading experts in the field of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). First, Jens Panse, MD, Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany, Richard Kelly, MBChB, PhD, St James’s Universi...

In this episode of the VJHemOnc podcast, join us for an insightful conversation with Dr Graham Collins, MA, MBBS, MRCP, FRCPath, DPhil, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK. Dr Collins discusses the significant shifts in treatment approaches for patients with advanced-stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma over the past decade. He also explores the excitement around newer regimen...

In this episode of the VJHemOnc podcast you will hear from Akshay Sharma, MBBS, MSc, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, who takes a deep dive into gene therapy for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD). Dr Sharma begins by discussing the status of gene therapy in SCD, outlining considerations for clinicians when selecting patients for these therapies, and commenting on the ri...

Today's VJHemOnc podcast features discussions from the 7th International Workshop on CAR-T and bispecifics (iwCAR-T) 2025, which was held recently in Miami, FL. First you will hear from Elizabeth Budde, MD, PhD, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, Mohammad Rashidian, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Michael Jain, MD, PhD, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, and Ma...