Dr. Bruno Paiva, a world expert in flow cytometry, from the University of Salamanca, Spain gave a lecture entitled “Multi-dimensional flow cytometry as a companion tool in hematology: the paradigm of myeloma” on Thursday, March 28, 2013. Dr. Paiva visited with Roswell Park faculty and staff including members of the Roswell Park team who are conducting a correlative science study that examines the use of flow cytometric analysis of MRD in the national cooperative group trial: Single Autologous Transplant with or without consolidation therapy versus Tandem Autologous Transplant with Lenalidomide Maintenance for Patients with Multiple Myeloma (STaMINA).
This study is coordinated by the Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network (BMT-CTN) and sponsored by the NIH/NHLBI (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute). Dr. Theresa Hahn is the co-principal investigator of the flow cytometry correlative science study along with Dr. Marcelo Pasquini from the Medical College of Wisconsin. Drs. Paul Wallace and Philip McCarthy are Roswell Park co-investigators on the project. Dr. Paiva has extensive experience on the use of flow cytometric analysis for minimal residual disease detection in multiple myeloma to predict for patient outcome after therapy. We anticipate a productive collaboration with Dr. Paiva on this and other projects in the future.