Trending Topic

3D rendered Medical Illustration of Male Anatomy - Rectal Cancer.
14 mins

Trending Topic

Developed by Touch
Mark CompleteCompleted
BookmarkBookmarked
Gabriel Valagni, Nkafu Bechem Ndemazie, Tiago Biachi de Castria

Trifluridine/tipiracil (FTD/TPI) is a novel oral formulation of two drugs with promising results in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).1 Trifluridine is a thymidine-based nucleoside analogue that, after intracellular phosphorylation, gets incorporated into DNA, causing DNA dysfunction.2 It was first identified by Callahan et al. in 1996 as an active impurity in the herbicide trifluralin, which […]

Bernd Jilma, ASH 2022: The pathophysiology and unmet treatment needs in cold agglutinin disease

Share
Facebook
X (formerly Twitter)
LinkedIn
Via Email
Mark CompleteCompleted
BookmarkBookmarked
Copy LinkLink Copied
Published Online: Jan 11th 2023

Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is a rare, autoimmune, clonal B cell disorder. In this touchONCOLOGY interview, we speak with Dr Bernd Jilma (Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria) to discuss the pathophysiology of CAD and the unmet treatment needs in this disease.

The abstract entitled ‘Trial in Progress: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Multicenter Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pegcetacoplan in Patients with Cold Agglutinin Disease (CASCADE)’ (Abstract #2333)  was presented at ASH Annual Meeting, 10–13, December, 2022.

Question:

Could you tell us a little about cold agglutinin disease (CAD), its pathophysiology and the unmet needs in its treatment? (0:17)

Disclosures: Bernd Jilma is on the advisory board, speaker’s bureau and a consultant for Sanofi as well as having received grant/research support and honoraria from Sanofi. 

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview conducted by Danielle Crosby.

Filmed as a highlight of ASH 2022

Access more content on Haematology

Share
Facebook
X (formerly Twitter)
LinkedIn
Via Email
Mark CompleteCompleted
BookmarkBookmarked
Copy LinkLink Copied
Close Popup