NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF), in partnership with the National Medical Association (NMA), the W. Montague Cobb Institute, and the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), sent a delegation of eleven IMF Medical Student Scholars for Health Equity in Myeloma along with their mentors to the 2023 NMA Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly, which took place in New Orleans, LA from July 29-August 2, 2023.
The NMA Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly is recognized as one of the best national forums of African American health and medicine.
The eleven student-mentor pairs shared their research during a poster walk on Monday, July 31, at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans, with the following posters presented:
- African American Patients with High-Risk Myeloma Have Worse Outcomes Relative to non-African American Counterparts —Theodora C. Abah, BS, MS (Morehouse School of Medicine—Atlanta, GA) & Ajay K. Nooka, MD, MPH, FACP (Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University—Atlanta, GA)
- Association of Race with Rurality on Multiple Myeloma Outcomes: SEER Analysis, 1975-2019 — Semaj Testamark, BS (Emory University School of Medicine—Atlanta, GA) & Manisha Bhutani, MD (Atrium Health Levine Cancer Center—Charlotte, NC)
- Attitude of Myeloma Patients Towards Clinical Trials—Oluwadamilola Omojola, BS (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine—Chicago, IL) & Benjamin Derman, MD (University of Chicago—Chicago, IL)
- Characteristics of Multiple Myeloma in Young Patients Under the Age of 45: A Retrospective Cohort Study—Chandler Gillard (Howard University College of Medicine—Washington, D.C.) & Sandrine Niyongere, MD (University of Maryland—College Park, MD)
- Discrepancies in Care: CAR T-Cell Therapy for Multiple Myeloma—Jan Powell, MS (Rush Medical College—Chicago, IL) & Jeffrey Zonder, MD (Karmanos Cancer Center—Detroit, MI); Justin Thomas, MS (Rush Medical College—Chicago, IL) & Craig Emmitt Cole, MD (Michigan State University—Lansing MI)
- Patient Awareness of CAR-T and Bispecific Antibody Treatments for Multiple Myeloma: Real-world Learnings and Disparities—Yaw Adu (Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine—Lubbock, TX) & Sikander Ailawadhi, MD (Mayo Clinic—Jacksonville, FL)
- Racial Differences in Outcomes of Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Treated with Talquetamab in the Phase 1 MonumenTAL-1 Study (In Progress)—Justin C. Thomas, MS (Rush Medical College—Chicago IL) & Craig Emmitt Cole, MD (Michigan State University—Lansing, MI)
- Racial Disparities in the Incidence and Mortality Associated with Advanced Bone Disease and Renal Failure in Myeloma—A Community Practice Experience— Julia Kirkland (Kansas City University Joplin Campus—Joplin, MO) & Racquel Innis-Shelton, MD (Alabama Oncology—Birmingham, AL)
- Referral Patterns for Chimeric Antigen Receptor Therapy for Multiple Myeloma—Tafadzwa Amani, MS (Kansas City University—Kansas City, MO) & Brandon J. Blue, MD (Moffitt Cancer Center—Tampa, FL)
- Research Gaps in Multiple Myeloma Racial Disparities and Disease Cytogenetics— Irene Cooper, BS (Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine—Philadelphia, PA) & Saad Usmani, MD, MBA, FACP (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center—New York, NY)
- Uncovering Disparities in Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation: Patient Perspectives and Decision-Making—Nader Shayegh (Howard University College of Medicine—Washington, D.C.) & Tondre Buck, MD (Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System—Spartanburg, SC)
To know more, you may view the full posters here.
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