Yummy Summer Recipes from Awe-Inspiring Utah with Stephanie
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Next Month... Kids & Family Issue! VOL. 27, NO. 7 “Where Healthcare Marketers Connect” AUGUST 2018 Yummy Summer Recipes From John Maillard • Paulette McCarron • Melissa L. Bogen Stef Stendardo • Elise Daly Parker • Katie Alexo Gernerd Kelli Bishop • Lee Ann Qualls Awe-Inspiring Utah with Stephanie Hanaway Lisa Ingersoll – Where Is She Now? Personal Exchange with Michele Sirkin Nominations Open for the 2018 Humanitarian Awards See Page 3 Plus... See our Digital Edition for Senatobia, MS Senatobia, Verona, New Jersey 07044 Jersey New Verona, Permit #402 Permit August & September Events! Paid P.O. Box 64 Box P.O. US Postage US PRSR STD PRSR EXCHANGE THE PUBLISHER Nancy A. Leonard Dear Healthcare Marketer, ope you are enjoying your summer! In this recent heat wave, I 5 9 18 P.O. Box 64 DR. JEFFREY E. LANCET EXPLORES the DISCOVERY OF NEW DLBCL GENETIC WARFARIN DOSE CAPPING could be have been dreaming of having my feet in the sand and listening to progress in improving survival for older SUBTYPES could pave the way for a simple way to improve safety for patients with AML. precision medicine. hospitalized elderly patients. Verona, NJ 07044 the ocean waves down the Jersey Shore. It’s my goal to sneak in as ■ H 22 PAY TO PRESCRIBE? New study breaks down how drug prescribing is linked to industry funding. 23 SENATORS SCRUTINIZE gleostine price hike. many beach days as I can, and this past weekend, my hectic schedule The Leading Independent Newspaper for the Hematologist Vol. 3 ■ No. 5 ■ MAY 2018 973-744-9505 mdedge.com/hematologynews finally allowed me to get away. [email protected] Me and my BFF Lisa toasting 13 CAR T COSTS My daughter, Maddie, just got her permit, and she wanted to drive us Medicare sets summer at The Columns. outpatient ASSISTANT TO THE PUBLISHER down to Avon-by-the-Sea…a not-too-far-south classic shore town with payment rates. Nan McArdle clean sandy beaches and a nice boardwalk. I told Maddie absolutely not! The amount of stress I would have driving with her on the Garden State Parkway on the weekend after July 4th would Dr. Carl June Low microbiota 973-744-9505 have given me a heart attack. diversity linked [email protected] On our drive down to Avon, I was reminiscing about going down the shore as a kid, and what to poor survival a big deal it was when we got stuck in traffic fearing that the car was going to overheat! Back in after transplant ART DIRECTOR (Ad Submissions) those days, everyone kept a jug of water in their car just in case. You always saw at least a few cars James J. Ticchio BY KARI OAKES pulled over with their hoods up! Going to the shore was an adventure, even if we only made it REPORTING FROM THE 2018 BMT TANDEM MEETINGS Direct Media Advertising there once or twice a summer. Now when I go with my daughters or friends, it is a much easier SALT LAKE CITY – A multicenter study conrmed that diversity of gut microbiota is associated with experience. Our favorite beaches are Avon-by-the-Sea and Sea Girt, both of which Maddie and I better survival after allogeneic hematopoietic 73 Glenmere Terrace cell transplantation (HCT), while low diversity and the predominance of pathogenic bacteria are were able to enjoy this past weekend. I have noticed the beaches have become much cleaner over linked to graft versus host disease (GVHD). Mahwah, NJ 07430 MYELOMA CURE? s w Lower calorie intake and exposure to e broad-spectrum antibiotics were both associated the years, but the crowds have grown! We have been going down there for so many summers, ge N ed with lower diversity, the study found. 201-327-6985 CAR T-cell therapies are poised to “One of the striking ndings early on was we’ve established our favorite spots. this association between diversity in the gut and rcester/MD o W overall survival,” said Jonathan Peled, MD, PhD, [email protected] noting that his research group also saw that high First stop: The Scone Pony in Spring Lake! If you haven’t been there, I highly recommend it. transform multiple myeloma aron Sh gut diversity was associated with lower rates of GVHD-related mortality. Their scones are beyond amazing, but also be sure to check out their cheese sticks, which are to BY SHARON WORCESTER versity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, said in an “The rst question that I want to ask today is EDITOR (Editorial Submissions) interview. ‘Are the patterns of microbiota injury that have he next major approval in the chimeric an- The rst treated patient in a trial of a novel been described in single-center studies and their die for! The Columns in Avon-By-The-Sea and The Parker House in Sea Girt are favorite haunts tigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy arena anti–B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)–specic association with clinical outcomes consistent will target multiple myeloma, and will “com- CAR T-cell therapy (CART-BCMA) developed by across geography?’” Dr. Peled said during a top Elise Daly Parker of mine from the past. I need to plan a stop there on my next day trip for a bite and a beer, pletely transform oncology,” according to University of Pennsylvania researchers in collabo- abstracts session at the combined annual meet- CarlT June, MD. ration with Novartis is part of that subset. ings of the Center for International Blood & That approval is anticipated sometime in 2019. Woodring Wright, MD, a professor of cell biolo- Marrow Transplant Research and the American 973-919-1067 now that my daughter, Katie, just turned 21. Yes, can you believe she is 21? Many of you have “Myeloma is the most common blood cancer in gy and medicine at the University of Texas South- Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. adults, and there’s never been a curative therapy, western Medical Center (UT Southwestern) in To answer this, Dr. Peled and his associates watched her grow through the pages of THE EXCHANGE. Now she is all grown up! My girls always but now there is a subset of patients who look Dallas recently outed himself as that rst patient, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center [email protected] like they’re cured with CAR T cells,” Dr. June, the announcing in a Feb. 14, 2018, UT Southwestern (MSKCC), New York, teamed up with a research Richard W. Vague Professor in Immunotherapy press report that CART-BCMA saved his life. group at Duke University, Durham, N.C., and request a stop at Surf Taco in Point Pleasant too. Then, of course, we love to end our day with and a pioneer in CAR T-cell research at the Uni- See CAR T on page 12 ` See MICROBIOTA on page 15 ` SPECIAL PROJECTS ADMINISTRATOR some ice cream from Hoffman’s in Spring Lake. Maddie Leonard There are so many great restaurants in the area, and taking the burden off of me to cook a meal for my family is worth the money! Cooking has never really been my forte, but apparently NEW PODCAST SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR osemont, IL 60018 IL osemont, R many of you in the industry enjoy preparing meals for summer barbecues and picnics. So we Suite 280 Suite Available on iTunes oad, oad, R ins g g Hi W 10255 N H UESTED Q RE VICE R SE CHANGE EWS OGY L O T A EM The latest medical news for physicians from MDedge, delivered every weekday. Katie Leonard thought we’d share a few recipes. John Maillard, BBQ officionado, is serving up a low-and-slow- cooked Bacon Explosion. You’ll find lots of ways to prepare one of summer’s seasonal treats – Join us on fresh corn – from Katie Alexo Gernerd, Kelli Bishop, Lee Ann Qualls, and Melissa L. Bogen. Stef Stendardo gives us an Asian Slaw recipe that’s perfect for a summer potluck. Elise Daly Facebook.com/HMExchange Parker dishes on the ultimate grilled cheese hot off the grill. And Paulette McCarron offers up her Rice Krispies treats with a twist – so many of us have enjoyed them over the years. Thanks Twitter.com/HMExchange also to Michele Sirkin for sharing her life in this month’s Personal Exchange. LinkedIn.com/in/HMExchange Not necessarily a beach person? Well there are all kinds of scenic State and National Parks HEALTHCARE MARKETER’S EXCHANGE HEALTHCARE throughout every region of our country. Stephanie Hanaway shares a few unique parks she’s explored in Utah that just might inspire you to head for the hills for some nature and scenic Would You Look at Hematology News! Cover Photo Credit: KucherAV/Thinkstock.com summer sunshine. And when it’s just too darn hot, well it can be really fun to spend an after- noon or evening chillin’ in a movie theater. Former industry member Lisa Ingersoll shares how Copyright ©2018 HEALTHCARE MARKETER’S she’s found her second career as Marketing Director of Montclair Film that not only hosts an EXCHANGE. All rights reserved. Address all annual film festival, but also a summer film series, conversations, story slams, and adult and kids In a very crowded market and less than 2 years after launch: correspondence to HEALTHCARE MARKETER’S education offerings. Check it out at MontclairFilm.org. EXCHANGE, LLC, P.O. Box 64, Verona, NJ 07044. The opinions expressed are those of the authors There are so many possibilities for summer fun. Hope you’re getting a few opportunities to Up 130% in High Readers* and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions enjoy this season your way.