Session date: 
03/17/2022 - 8:00am to 9:00am

PRESENTATION TITLE
Management of Waldenström Macroglobulinemia in 2022

PRESENTER(S)
Jorge J. Castillo, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Senior Physician, Division of Hematologic Malignancies, Clinical Director, Bing Center for Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

PRESENTER BIO

Jorge J. Castillo, M.D., was born in Peru, received his medical degree in Mexico City, and completed his Internal Medicine and Hematology and Oncology training at the University of Massachusetts and Brown University, respectively. Dr. Castillo is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and serves as the Clinical Director of the Bing Center for Waldenström Macroglobulinemia at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Castillo is also the principal investigator in a series of innovative clinical trials evaluating highly effective non-chemotherapeutic approaches for patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia. Dr. Castillo is a member of the NCCN Committee for Myeloma, Amyloidosis and Waldenström Macroglobulinemia. He has authored more than 275 peer-reviewed articles and has published his research in the New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Lancet Oncology, and Blood.


VIEWING LOCATIONS
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Demonstrate proper diagnoses of Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia.
  • Recognize criteria for treatment initiation.
  • Select therapy based on safety and efficacy of current treatment options.

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TRANSCRIPT
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Presenter: 
Jorge J. Castillo, M.D.
Where did the idea for the course originate?: 
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