What Is a Biosimilar Drug?

Meet Ruby, Cancer Support Community's virtual community navigator, here to help you understand what biosimilar drugs are, how they compare to biologic drugs, and why they are a safe and effective treatment option.

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COVID & Blood Cancer

The Cancer Support Community’s VP of Education & Outreach, Claire Saxton, MBA, talks with multiple myeloma specialist Saad Z. Usmani, MD, MBA, FACP, about the effects of COVID-19 on blood cancer patients. Dr. Usmani is the Director of Clinical Research in Hematologic Malignancies in the Department of Hematologic Oncology & Blood Disorders at the Levine Cancer Institute in Charlotte, North Carolina. They discuss how COVID-19 has impacted blood cancer treatment and common concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine from blood cancer patients, including multiple myeloma.