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#ASH25: Our collaborator Marรญa-Victoria Mateos will share results of a phase 3 study of teclistamab plus daratumumab for relapsed refractory #multiplemyeloma. #mmsm @mskcancercenter.bsky.social @ash.hematology.org @szusmani.bsky.social

TODAY | 8:45 a.m. EST

Learn more: bit.ly/3MN6MKr

09.12.2025 13:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Coming up at #IMS25: Dr. Sham Mailankody will share the results of a phase 1 clinical trial of concurrent BCMA and GPRC5D #CARTcells for relapsed/refractory #multiplemyeloma.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Thursday, September 18 | 4:40 p.m. EDT

@mskcancercenter.bsky.social @szusmani.bsky.social @myeloma-society.bsky.social

18.09.2025 18:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Coming up at #IMS25: Join MSK's Myeloma Service Chief @szusmani.bsky.social to learn about current challenges in #multiplemyeloma relapse & future research needed to overcome them. #mmsm

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Friday, September 19 | 9:40 a.m. EDT

@mskcancercenter.bsky.social @myeloma-society.bsky.social

19.09.2025 12:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At #IMS25, Dr. Francesco Maura will present new research on the genomics that define neoplastic transformation in #multiplemyeloma precursor conditions. #mmsm

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Saturday, September 20 | 9:20 a.m. EDT

@mskcancercenter.bsky.social @myeloma-society.bsky.social @szusmani.bsky.social

20.09.2025 12:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

MSK is headed to Toronto for #IMS25! Stay tuned for posters and presentations that are advancing #multiplemyeloma research and treatments. #mmsm

@mskcancercenter.bsky.social @szusmani.bsky.social @myeloma-society.bsky.social

13.09.2025 14:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MSK experts have arrived at #IMS25! Join Dr. Francesco Maura to learn about genomic drivers of resistance to anti-BCMA immunotherapies in #multiplemyeloma. #mmsm

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Wednesday, September 17 | 11:10 a.m. EDT

@mskcancercenter.bsky.social @szusmani.bsky.social @myeloma-society.bsky.social

17.09.2025 12:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At #IMS25, Dr. Carlyn Tan will share new data on early mortality associated with real-world bispecific antibody therapy for relapsed/refractory #multiplemyeloma.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Wednesday, September 17 | 12:14 p.m. EDT

@mskcancercenter.bsky.social @szusmani.bsky.social @myeloma-society.bsky.social

17.09.2025 14:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sign up to read exclusive expert insights on key abstracts to watch at #IMS25! @szusmani.bsky.social @mskcancercenter.bsky.social @myeloma-society.bsky.social #mmsm
www.onclive.com/view/experts...

11.09.2025 14:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join Dr. @szusmani.bsky.social as he presents research on "Daratumumab plus bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (DVRd) in patients with newly diagnosed #MM (NDMM): Subgroup analysis of transplant-ineligible (TIE) patients in the phase 3 CEPHEUS study" at #ASCO25. @ascocancer.bsky.social

02.06.2025 13:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"The phase 3 CEPHEUS trial previously demonstrated improved efficacy outcomes with DVRd vs VRd in patients with TIE or transplant-differed NDMM," shares myeloma specialist
@szusmani.bsky.social during his session at #ASCO25.

@ascocancer.bsky.social

02.06.2025 15:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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D-VRd Retains Its Role as a Standard of Care for Transplant-Ineligible Multiple Myeloma D-VRd led to deeper and more durable responses that translated into improved PFS vs VRd alone in transplant-ineligible patients with multiple myeloma.

D-VRd Retains Its Role as a Standard of Care for Transplant-Ineligible Multiple Myeloma @ascocancer.bsky.social @mskcancercenter.bsky.social @szusmani.bsky.social #ASCO25 #mmsm www.onclive.com/view/d-vrd-r...

02.06.2025 20:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Congrats to Mark G. Kris, Kenneth Offit, David G. Pfister, and
@szusmani.bsky.social on being inducted into the 13th Giants of Cancer Careยฎ class by @onclive.bsky.social! This award honors leading physicians who are advancing #cancerresearch. @mskcancercenter.bsky.social
Learn more: bit.ly/42Ox58M

07.05.2025 16:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

โค๏ธ Thank you, Dr. Usmani for continuing to support #MyelomaICE!

07.03.2025 15:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dear all, putting in a plug for the International Myeloma Foundation Iceland Cycling Expedition 2025 below. Thanks for your generosity last year, many of you contributed to its success. Every donation and any amount counts.
@imfmyeloma.bsky.social
fundraise.myeloma.org/fundraiser/5...

07.03.2025 14:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

1/ ๐ŸšจNew research alert! ๐ŸšจOur study in Blood Cancer shows that high WEE1 expression is an independent predictor of poor survival in multiple myeloma, with @joedeasy.bsky.social, @malinhultcrantz.bsky.social, @szusmani.bsky.social, and the rest of the @mskcancercenter.bsky.social team! ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‘‡#MyelomaSky

21.02.2025 19:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

NEW in @natmedicine.bsky.social: Results from a phase 3 clinical trial led by MSK's #myeloma specialist & cellular therapist @szusmani.bsky.social. Learn more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

06.02.2025 16:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Daratumumab plus bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone for transplant-ineligible or transplant-deferred newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: the randomized phase 3 CEPHEUS study - Nature Medicine In the phase 3 CEPHEUS trial, patients with transplant-ineligible or transplant-deferred newly diagnosed multiple myeloma were treated with subcutaneous daratumumab plus bortezomib, lenalidomide and d...

Quadruplets induction regimens are the established standards of care now in newly diagnosed MM, just out ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฝ
#MyelomaSky

@mskcancercenter.bsky.social
@imfmyeloma.bsky.social
@themmrf.bsky.social
@healthtreeorg.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

06.02.2025 12:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thanks to @szusmani.bsky.social for donating ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ to support multiple myeloma cancer research @ give.themmrf.org/fundraiser/5...

18.12.2024 04:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is your last chance to see incredible research at the #ASH24 poster session today! Don't miss posters by Drs. Gunjan Shah, Carlyn Rose Tan, & Pallawi Torka. @mskcancercenter.bsky.social @szusmani.bsky.social

6-8 p.m. PST
https://buff.ly/3ZLbSey
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https://buff.ly/3Vum0Wv

10.12.2024 00:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Congratulations to MSK's Dr. Urvi Shah for being awarded the @ash-hematology.bsky.social David M. Goldenberg Clinical Research Training Institute Award for her work on research that shows that a high-fiber, plant-based dietary intervention may delay progression #MGUS/#SMM to #MM.

#ASH24 #ASHKudos

08.12.2024 23:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 32 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dr. @szusmani.bsky.social presents on โ€œWorking with Data Hub Data and Network PIs to Develop Evidence that Changes Practice in Multiple Myeloma: The COSMIC Study as Proof of Conceptโ€ that is part of the ASH Research Collaborative Multiple Myeloma Network at @ash-hematology.bsky.social.

#ASH24

08.12.2024 02:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please join us now #ASH24
#MyelomaSky
ASH RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE MULTIPLE MYELOMA NETWORK: ACCELERATING RESEARCH AND COLLABORATIVE CLINICAL CARE THROUGH REAL-WORLD EVIDENCE GENERATION
Decemberย 7,ย 2024,ย 4:00ย p.m.ย -ย 5:30ย p.m.
Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, Pacific Ballroom Salons 24-26

08.12.2024 00:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#ASH24: Join myeloma specialist Dr. @szusmani.bsky.social for his presentation on "Working with Data Hub Data and Network PIs to Develop Evidence that Changes Practice in Multiple Myeloma: The COSMIC Study as Proof of Concept" today at 4pm PT at @ash-hematology.bsky.social.

bit.ly/49vscmW

07.12.2024 18:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join Kylee Maclachlan for the presentation "Genomic Complexity Correlates with the Degree of Marrow Independence of Malignant Plasma Cells in the Context of Extramedullary Disease."

2:15 pm PST. #ASH24 @mskcancercenter.bsky.social
@szusmani.bsky.social @ash-hematology.bsky.social
buff.ly/4f6J3gP

07.12.2024 19:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ˜€๏ธ Awaken your inner poet and write your best haiku about #ASH24 or #hematology! That's 3 lines in a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.

Post now through Tuesday afternoon and include #ASHaiku. You might get included in a highlights post!

๐Ÿ›‘Remember, there's only one H in #ASHaiku!

#HemeSky #Hematology

05.12.2024 13:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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592 Convergent Evolution Towards CD38 Biallelic Loss Is a Recurrent Mechanism of Resistance to Anti-CD38 Antibodies in Multiple Myeloma
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05.12.2024 20:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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766 Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals Lower Apobec-Mutational Activity in Multiple Myeloma Patients with African Ancestry Compared with Those Having European Ancestry
ash.confex.com/ash/2024/web...

05.12.2024 20:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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672 Immune-MRD Status Informs Tumor-MRD Outcome Prognostication in Multiple Myeloma Patients on Lenalidomide Maintenance
ash.confex.com/ash/2024/web...

05.12.2024 20:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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591 NF-Kb Pathway Activation Driven By TRAF3 Loss Mediates Resistance to Anti-BCMA T-Cell Based Therapies in Multiple Myeloma
ash.confex.com/ash/2024/web...

05.12.2024 20:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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251 DNA Methylation Analysis of Commpass Reveals Distinct Epigenetic Programs of High-Risk Disease
ash.confex.com/ash/2024/web...

05.12.2024 20:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0