Improving the Diagnosis and Treatment of Castleman Disease: Expert Insights



Release Date: February 9, 2022 
Expiration Date: February 9, 2023
Time to Complete Activity:  1.0 hour
*This activity expired for credit on February 9, 2023 and is no longer available for credit

Faculty Co-Chairs

David C. Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc 
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Translational Medicine and Human Genetics 
University of Pennsylvania 
Associate Director, Patient Impact
Penn Orphan Disease Center 
Founding Director
Center for Cytokine Storm Treatment and Laboratory
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Castleman Disease Collaborative Network
Philadelphia, PA

Sudipto Mukherjee, MD, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine 
Lerner College of Medicine at CWRU
Director of Rare Cancers and Blood Diseases Program
Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Leukemia Program
Taussig Cancer Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
This activity is provided by Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC.   

In collaboration with the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network. 

Supporter Acknowledgment
This activity is supported by an educational grant from EUSA Pharma (US) LLC.    

Target Audience
This activity has been designed to address the educational needs of community and academic physicians specializing in hematology and hematology/oncology. It will also benefit other clinicians who manage patients with Castleman disease (CD).

Statement of Need
CD is a rare group of heterogeneous lymphoproliferative disorders, many of which have unknown underlying etiologies. Therefore, hematology/oncology clinicians frequently find the diagnosis and treatment of the disease to be particularly challenging, potentially resulting in delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis, and/or inappropriate treatment selection. Guidelines for both the diagnosis and treatment of CD are now available, which can guide clinicians through the appropriate steps to improve the care of patients with CD. This program will review key factors for the diagnosis of CD subtypes and will use real-world cases to illustrate the optimal first- and second-line treatment for idiopathic multicentric CD.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Identify patients with CD
  • Determine evidence-based treatment for CD in alignment with current guidelines

Agenda
Introduction to CD—David C. Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc 
Diagnosis of CD—David C. Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc 
Faculty Panel Discussion: Reflection on Experiences With Diagnosis of CD
Treatment of CD—Sudipto Mukherjee, MD, PhD, MPH
Faculty Panel Discussion: Reflection on Experiences With Treatment of iMCD
Conclusions—Sudipto Mukherjee, MD, PhD, MPH
Faculty Discussion

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David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc
Research Funding: EUSA Pharma

Sudipto Mukherjee, MD, PhD, MPH
Advisor: Abbvie Inc; Blueprint Medicines Corporation; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Celgene Corporation; EUSA Pharma; Genentech, Inc.; Novartis
Consultant: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Celgene Corporation; Novartis
Speakers’ Bureau: EUSA Pharma; Novartis
Research Funding: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Novartis
Other: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (Honoraria)

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