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  1. 4D AGO

    Agitation in Alzheimer’s Dementia: From Expert Consensus to Clinical Practice

    Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP Guest: George Grossberg, MD Guest: Angela Sanford, MD, CMD Nearly half of patients living with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease will experience agitation during the course of illness.1 In June 2025, expert panel recommendations on identifying and managing agitation in Alzheimer’s dementia were published in Postgraduate Medicine. Learn more about these recommendations as Dr. Charles Turck, Dr. George Grossberg, and Dr. Angela Sanford explore how clinicians can implement them in practice. Dr. Grossberg is the Inaugural Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Endowed Professor as well as the Director of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Sanford is a Professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Drs. Grossberg and Sanford are paid consultants of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. The expert panel and subsequent publication were sponsored by Otuska and Lundbeck -- not an independent entity. References: Grossberg GT, Sanford A, Montano CB, et al. A US-based practitioner's guide to diagnosis, evaluation, and evidence-based treatment of agitation in Alzheimer's dementia - recommendations of an expert, multispecialty advisory panel. Postgrad Med. 2025;137(6):469–485.

    15 min

  2. FEB 13

    Gene Therapy, the Future of Eye Care?

    Guest: Courtney Crawford, MD, FACS Guest: Raj Maturi, MD While anti-VEGF therapy can deliver vision gains with consistent, frequent injections in clinical trials, it may be challenging to sustain this in real-world practice.1 Ocular gene therapy could be a potential option for patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration if approved. With this approach, transgenes are delivered to the eye by adeno-associated viruses (AAVs).2-4 Learn more with Drs. Courtney Crawford and Raj Maturi, who shared their perspectives on investigational gene therapy, patient conversations, and surgical considerations at the 2025 American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Crawford is a board-certified retina specialist and founder of Star Retina in Burleson, Texas. He previously served for 10 years as a physician in the U.S. Army, where he attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Dr. Maturi is a board-certified retina specialist at the Midwest Eye Institute and founder of Retina Partners Midwest in Carmel, Indiana, where he focuses on macular, retina, and vitreous care. References: Weng CY, Singh RP, Gillies MC, Regillo CD. Optimizing visual outcomes in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration: the potential value of sustained anti-VEGF therapy. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2023;54:654–659. Petrich J, Marchese D, Jenkins C, Storey M, Blind J. …

    14 min

  3. FEB 12

    Tau and Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease: Bridging Pathology and Clinical Progression Through Biomarkers

    Host: Yuval Zabar, MD Guest: Michelle Mielke, PhD Guest: Henrik Zetterberg, MD, PhD For the latest insights on tau and neurodegeneration biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), tune in to this recorded presentation featuring Doctor Michelle Mielke and Professor Henrik Zetterberg. Together, they delve into the role of tau in AD, exploring the ‘tau cascade’, the current use of tau and neurodegeneration biomarkers in tracking disease progression, and how the AD biomarker landscape may evolve over time. Doctor Mielke is a Professor of Epidemiology and Neurology at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and Professor Zetterberg is a Professor of Neurochemistry at the University of Gothenburg. To learn more about tau in Alzheimer’s disease, explore the Know Tau medical education platform. Know Tau is created and funded by Biogen and is intended for healthcare professionals only.

    45 min

  4. FEB 9

    Research Uncovers a Potential Biomarker for Postpartum Depression Risk

    Guest: Lauren Osborne, M.D. Lauren Osborne, M.D., a reproductive psychiatrist at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine and vice chair for clinical research for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, discusses her research into the biological basis of postpartum depression. In a recent study, Dr. Osborne and her team were the first to analyze the entire metabolic pathway of progesterone, measuring both positive and negative allosteric modulators of the GABAA receptor throughout pregnancy and ultimately identifying a potential biomarker to predict risk. They are continuing to study and build upon these findings, with the goal of enabling better prediction and treatment options to address, or even prevent, postpartum depression. © 2026 NewYork-Presbyterian

    4 min

  5. JAN 30

    Amyloid and Tau in Alzheimer’s Disease: Insights into Disease Progression

    Host: Holly M. Brothers, PhD Guest: Niklas Mattsson-Carlgren, MD, PhD The prevalence of dementia is projected to almost double every 20 years.1 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia,2 making early diagnosis and management increasingly important. Based on our current understanding of its pathology, AD is an amyloid driven tauopathy3 with biomarker changes occurring years before clinical symptoms appear.4 Learn more with this webinar featuring Dr Niklas Mattsson-Carlgren, Associate Professor at Lund University as he explores the relationship between amyloid beta and tau, the correlation between pathology and clinical symptoms, and biomarker progression across the AD continuum. To learn more about tau in Alzheimer’s disease, explore the Know Tau medical education platform. Know Tau is created and funded by Biogen and is intended for healthcare professionals only. References: Alzheimer’s Disease International. Numbers of people with dementia worldwide. Available from: https://www.alzint.org/resource/numbers-of-people-with-dementia-worldwide/ (Accessed June 2025) Alzheimer’s Association. Alzheimer’s disease facts and figures. Available from: https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/facts-figures (Accessed June 2025) Aksman LM, et al. Brain 2023;146:4935–4948 Jack CR Jr, et al. Alzheimers Dement 2018;14:535–562

    27 min

  6. JAN 23

    Latest TROP2 ADC Approval for HR+ HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer

    Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP Guest: Kormal Jhaveri, MD, FACP Guest: Vanessa Soto-Romano, RN There’s been recent progress with antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for HER2-negative breast cancers,1-3 and most recently, patients with metastatic HR+ HER2- breast cancer. The phase III TROPION-Breast01 study examined the efficacy and safety of datopotamab deruxtecan-dInk (Dato-DXd) compared to investigator’s choice single-agent chemotherapy, resulting in the approval of this agent in January 2025. Joining Dr. Charles Turck to discuss Dato-DXd for patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer, data from the TROPION-Breast01 trial, and strategies for managing select adverse reactions with this therapy are Dr. Komal Jhaveri and Nurse Vanessa Soto-Romano. Dr. Jhaveri is a breast medical oncologist and early drug development specialist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and Nurse Soto-Romano is a Clinical Trials Nurse, also at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Dr. Komal Jhaveri Consultant/advisory board role: Novartis, Pfizer, Genentech, Eisai, AstraZeneca, Blueprint Medicines, Daiichi Sankyo, Menarini/Stemline, Gilead, Scorpion Therapeutics, Bicycle Therapeutics, Olema Pharmaceuticals, Lilly/Loxo Oncology, Merck Pharmaceuticals, Zymeworks, Halda Therapeutics, Arivinas and Rayzebio Research Funding support to the Institution: Novartis, Genentech, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Lilly/Loxo Oncology, Zymeworks, Gilead, PUMA Biotechnology, Merck Pharmaceuticals, Scorpion Therapeutics, Rayzebio, Eisai, Bicycle Therapeutics, Bridge Bio Oncology Therapeutics, and Blueprint Medicines. Nurse Soto-Romano Consultant/advisory board role: AstraZeneca …

    37 min

  7. 12/12/2025

    Evidence Builds for Cell-Based Influenza Vaccines

    Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Wendy Wright, DNP, FNP-BC, ANP-BC Randomized controlled trials have shown data supporting the safety and efficacy of cell-based influenza vaccines in adults and children.1-4 However, effectiveness studies have historically relied on outcomes based on clinical diagnosis of influenza-like illness rather than test-confirmed influenza.5 Test-confirmed influenza outcomes provide a more specific evaluation of influenza vaccine effectiveness and can help reveal the clinical differences between cell-based versus egg-based vaccines.6 A retrospective test-negative real-world study including more than 106,000 patients compared the cell-based vaccine with egg-based vaccines.7 Dr. Jennifer Caudle sits down with Dr. Wendy Wright to review the key findings from this analysis and their implications. Dr. Wright is a board-certified adult and family nurse practitioner based out of Amherst, New Hampshire as well as the owner of Wright and Associates Family Healthcare. References: FLUCELVAX. Package insert. Seqirus Inc. Bart S, Cannon K, Herrington D, et al. Immunogenicity and safety of a cell culture-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine in adults: a phase III, double-blind, multicenter, randomized, non-inferiority study. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2016;12(9):2278–88. doi:10.1080/21645515.2016.1182270. Frey S, Vesikari T, Szymczakiewicz-Multanowska A, et al. Clinical efficacy of cell culture-derived and egg-derived inactivated subunit influenza vaccines in healthy adults. Clin Infect Dis. 2010;51(9):997–1004. doi:10.1086/656578. Diez-Domingo J, de Martino M, Lopez …

    20 min

  8. 11/19/2025

    New Trial Device Opens Blood-Brain Barrier to Treat Glioblastoma

    Guest: Brian Gill, M.D. Brian Gill, M.D., a neurosurgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia, talks about a new clinical trial evaluating a device that can temporarily open the blood-brain barrier (BBB) to more effectively treat glioblastoma. Dr. Gill explains how this new sonication device uses focused ultrasound to temporarily disrupt the BBB in order to administer chemotherapy directly into the tumor bed. The trial is building on promising results from phase 1 and phase 2 trials, which demonstrated safety, efficacy, and the potential to enhance quality of life for patients with recurrent glioblastoma. © 2025 NewYork-Presbyterian

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