CCO Oncology Podcast

Caring for Patients With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

Episode Summary

In this podcast episode, Beth Faiman, PhD, MSN, APRN-BC, AOCN, shares clinical considerations, from a nursing perspective, on diagnosis and optimal treatment for personalizing management of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Episode Notes

In this podcast episode, Beth Faiman, PhD, MSN, APRN-BC, AOCN, discusses clinical considerations for diagnosis and optimal treatment selection for initial management of patients with multiple myeloma. Topics in this podcast include:

• IMWG criteria for diagnosing smoldering and active myeloma
• Risk stratification of smoldering myeloma with 2/20/20 criteria and active myeloma with R-ISS staging
• Individualizing initial treatment for ASCT-ineligible myeloma
• Selecting optimal initial treatment for ASCT-eligible myeloma

Presenter: 

Beth Faiman, PhD, MSN, APRN-BC, AOCN
Nurse Practitioner
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute
Cleveland, Ohio

CE/AAPA credit available by visiting the online program: https://bit.ly/3ee9Ivs

Link to full program, including downloadable slidesets: https://bit.ly/3ee9Ivs