Melody Chang, RPh, MBA, BCOP

Panelists discuss how exciting new data from ASH 2024 on bispecific therapies for B-cell lymphomas, including epcoritamab in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, mosunetuzumab in follicular lymphoma, and odronextamab are shaping treatment algorithms by providing long-term follow-up data that could influence therapeutic strategies and patient management.

Panelists discuss how chronic kidney disease leads to iron deficiency anemia through a complex interplay of impaired iron absorption, increased hepcidin production driven by inflammatory cytokines, and reduced erythropoietin synthesis, resulting in both functional and absolute iron deficiency alongside diminished red blood cell production.

In 2023, the United States was in the midst of the largest drug shortage in a decade, including lifesaving platinum-based medications to treat a variety of cancers.