Multiple Myeloma

REGN5458 produced durable responses with low rates of cytokine release syndrome in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Agents with novel mechanisms, including bispecific antibodies, immunomodulatory drugs, and antibody-drug conjugates, are displaying promising results in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

Cevostamab generated responses and was well tolerated in younger and older patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Baseline ocular conditions not related to the cornea have little effect on treatment-emergent adverse effects that may arise with belantamab mafodotin in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Treatment with standard-of-care isatuximab in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma is being evaluated in a real-world trial,

Extended treatment with carfilzomib plus lenalidomide and dexamethasone after autologous stem cell transplant improved progression-free survival over standard lenalidomide maintenance in patients with multiple myeloma.

The combination of Isatuximab plus carfilzomib and dexamethasone continued to demonstrate a progression-free survival benefit vs carfilzomib and dexamethasone alone in relapsed multiple myeloma.

The triplet regimen of lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone plus autologous stem cell transplantation and lenalidomide maintenance therapy significantly improved progression-free survival compared with RVd alone in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, with notable benefit observed in those with high-risk cytogenetics.

Treatment with daratumumab plus lenalidomide and dexamethasone for at least 18 months led to deep clinical responses in patients with treatment-naïve multiple myeloma who were transplant ineligible.

Induction and consolidation therapy with a combination comprised of daratumumab, carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone allowed 70% of patients with high-risk, newly diagnosed multiple myeloma to complete a second autologous stem cell transplant.

Isatuximab plus pomalidomide and dexamethasone elicited favorable progression-free survival and proved tolerable in pretreated patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Isatuximab-containing regimens displayed favorable toxicity in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma in a real-world study.

The addition of ixazomib to daratumumab, pomalidomide, and dexamethasone has elicited deep and durable response rates with a manageable safety profile as salvage therapy in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Patients with multiple myeloma can mitigate the common oral and dermatologic toxicities associated with talquetamab with early intervention tactics.

Dr Forsberg details the safety data and toxicity management strategies of the IKEMA clinical trial.

Dr Peter Forsberg reviews clinical trial data on a triplet treatment regimen for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Closing out their discussion on novel agents in multiple myeloma, expert panelists consider remaining unmet needs and future evolutions in the treatment paradigm.

Key opinion leaders consider the potential for CAR T-cell therapy in earlier lines of therapy for patients with multiple myeloma.

The European Commission has granted conditional marketing authorization to teclistamab for use as a single agent in adult patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least 3 prior therapies, including an immunomodulatory drug, a proteasome inhibitor, and an anti-CD38 antibody.

Shaji Kumar, MD and Jonathan Kaufman, MD, discuss unmet needs in the multiple myeloma treatment landscape and share their insights on testing for biomarkers.

Two experts review strategies and barriers to overcome for biomarker testing in patients with multiple myeloma.

Matthew J. Frigault, MD, discusses the findings from a phase 1 trial investigating the safety and efficacy of CART-ddBCMA in patients with multiple myeloma in whom all previous lines of treatment had failed and shares additional research opportunities for the CAR T-cell therapy.

The European Commission has approved melphalan flufenamide for use in combination with dexamethasone for the treatment of adult patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least 3 prior therapies.

Elotuzumab plus pomalidomide and dexamethasone demonstrated a significant improvement in overall survival compared with pomalidomide and dexamethasone alone in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who previously received treatment with lenalidomide and a proteasome inhibitor.

An overview of the available treatment options in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Brea Lipe, MD, and Peter Forsberg, MD, present the profile of a woman with multiple myeloma in early relapse and discuss their treatment strategy.

Expert perspectives on how to manage adverse events associated with CAR T-Cell therapy in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Shared insight on clinical trial data behind the KarMMa trial of ide-cel, a CAR T-cell therapy, in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Saad Z. Usmani, MD, MBA, FACP, discusses the rapidly evolving treatment landscape in multiple myeloma.

Saad Z. Usmani, MD, MBA, FACP, discusses key efficacy findings that support the use of teclistamab in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who have had prior exposure to BCMA-targeted agents.