This episode explores the latest advances in myeloma treatment, explaining how the PERSEUS regimen combines four drugs, stem cell transplant and personalised maintenance to help patients achieve deeper, longer-lasting remissions.

📌Key Takeaways:

• Could remission last 10 years or more?
• Four drugs, better results - what has changed?
• Side effects matter: why your treatment can be adjusted.

For extra content and more resources, please visit our website: https://www.themyelomaminutes.com/

We are proudly partnered with Myeloma UK for this episode. For more credible myeloma advice, please visit: https://www.myeloma.org.uk/

The Myeloma UK InfoLine is: 0800 980 3332

This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional for personalised medical guidance regarding your health concerns

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS

Dr Jam Kothari (@myeloma_medic) is an Oxford based blood cancer doctor, specialising in the treatment of multiple myeloma and associated conditions. He has been a consultant for a decade, and leads the provision of myeloma care for Oxford and neighbouring areas. He lectures regionally and nationally and leads clinical trials investigating the use of new treatments for myeloma. He is a strong believer in patient based, holistic care, delivered with warmth, clarity and integrity.

Dr Sally Moore is a Bristol based consultant who specialises in treating patients living with multiple myeloma and other plasma cell disorders. She oversees the delivery of clinical research studies for myeloma patients and has academic interests in how to maximise quality of life for patients and improve outcomes in older, less fit patients. She frequently contributes to myeloma related educational events for fellow doctors and healthcare professionals at a local, regional and national level and is an active member of the UK Myeloma Research Alliance and an executive member of the UK Myeloma Society.

Could the right treatment pace make all the difference to living well with myeloma?

Professor Gordon Cook explores frailty in myeloma, explaining why it is more than age, how fitness can change during treatment, and why treatment should be tailored to the individual.

📌Key Takeaways:

• Frailty is dynamic - it can change.
• Age alone doesn't tell the whole story.
• Myeloma treatment isn't a sprint - it's a marathon.

For extra content and more resources, please visit our website: https://www.themyelomaminutes.com/

We are proudly partnered with Myeloma UK for this episode. For more credible myeloma advice, please visit: https://www.myeloma.org.uk/

The Myeloma UK InfoLine is: 0800 980 3332

This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional for personalised medical guidance regarding your health concerns

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS

Dr Jam Kothari (@myeloma_medic) is an Oxford based blood cancer doctor, specialising in the treatment of multiple myeloma and associated conditions. He has been a consultant for a decade, and leads the provision of myeloma care for Oxford and neighbouring areas. He lectures regionally and nationally and leads clinical trials investigating the use of new treatments for myeloma. He is a strong believer in patient based, holistic care, delivered with warmth, clarity and integrity.

Dr Sally Moore is a Bristol based consultant who specialises in treating patients living with multiple myeloma and other plasma cell disorders. She oversees the delivery of clinical research studies for myeloma patients and has academic interests in how to maximise quality of life for patients and improve outcomes in older, less fit patients. She frequently contributes to myeloma related educational events for fellow doctors and healthcare professionals at a local, regional and national level and is an active member of the UK Myeloma Research Alliance and an executive member of the UK Myeloma Society.

This episode explores the realities of living with multiple myeloma, from treatment and managing symptoms to maintaining quality of life and finding confidence beyond the diagnosis.

📌Key Takeaways:

• Myeloma changes life - but it doesn’t have to define it.
• Small changes can make a big difference to wellbeing.
• You can still plan, adapt and look forward.

For extra content and more resources, please visit our website: https://www.themyelomaminutes.com/

We are proudly partnered with Myeloma UK for this episode. For more credible myeloma advice, please visit: https://www.myeloma.org.uk/

The Myeloma UK InfoLine is: 0800 980 3332

This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional for personalised medical guidance regarding your health concerns

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS

Dr Jam Kothari (@myeloma_medic) is an Oxford based blood cancer doctor, specialising in the treatment of multiple myeloma and associated conditions. He has been a consultant for a decade, and leads the provision of myeloma care for Oxford and neighbouring areas. He lectures regionally and nationally and leads clinical trials investigating the use of new treatments for myeloma. He is a strong believer in patient based, holistic care, delivered with warmth, clarity and integrity.

Dr Sally Moore is a Bristol based consultant who specialises in treating patients living with multiple myeloma and other plasma cell disorders. She oversees the delivery of clinical research studies for myeloma patients and has academic interests in how to maximise quality of life for patients and improve outcomes in older, less fit patients. She frequently contributes to myeloma related educational events for fellow doctors and healthcare professionals at a local, regional and national level and is an active member of the UK Myeloma Research Alliance and an executive member of the UK Myeloma Society.