Hey @AmericanAir! It's been a long week in Chicago and am grateful for the wonderful service as I head home to PHX (Flight 1384). A special thanks to our flight attendant, Bryce, for his exceptional service.
@AmericanAir Had to pass along what a great flying experience I had today with the crew of Flight #3134 (SAT-PHX). Shout out to Courtney Lee for her professionalism and kindness.
The fascinating story of Thalidomide: how this most notorious drug on the planet, banned in the 1960s, made an incredible comeback and revolutionized the treatment of myeloma.
I will also highlight one person whose role is not recognized: Without Dr. Leif Bergsagel there will be no thalidomide for myeloma.
Read on #MedTwitter
The thalidomide story has many takeaways and lessons.
It shows drug development from bedside to bench and back to bedside.
It shows the power and impact of astute clinicians
It shows the power of investigator courage
The role of serendipity
Dr. Rafael Fonseca @RFonsi1 has always been guided by unwavering optimism, but it was his innovative spirit that led him to Mayo Clinic in Arizona to help establish one of the most advanced #MultipleMyeloma programs in the U.S. Read more: https://t.co/Qn7jy4IxC4 @MayoCancerCare
Glad to see the @FDA approval for the POLARIX regimen (Pola-RCHP) in IPI2+ DLBCL. Proud to have contributed! Meaningful progress - but still room for much more progress. Ongoing trials (ESCALADE, bispecifics, frontmind, etc) may move us further yet!