Multiple Myeloma

The triplet therapy of ixazomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone showed an improvement in progression-free survival, but it was not statistically significant, compared with lenalidomide/dexamethasone alone for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who were ineligible for stem cell transplant.

The frontline treatment of patients with multiple myeloma continues to evolve with novel, multidrug regimens that are leading to higher, deeper, and more durable responses, as well as increased rates of minimal residual disease negativity.

The addition of elotuzumab to lenalidomide and dexamethasone did not show a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival compared with lenalidomide/dexamethasone alone in patients with newly diagnosed, previously untreated, transplant-ineligible multiple myeloma.

Gareth J. Morgan, MD, PhD, discusses ongoing research of BCMA-targeted therapies, as well as the use of venetoclax in the myeloma treatment paradigm.

Gareth J. Morgan, MD, PhD, discusses ongoing research of BCMA-targeted therapies, as well as the use of venetoclax in the myeloma treatment paradigm.

Marc J. Braunstein, MD, PhD, expands on the 3- and 4-drug regimens that are showing promise in the multiple myeloma paradigm.

Robb S. Friedman, MD, examines the developing role of venetoclax in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, based on the BELLINI results, and shares his anecdotal experience with the drug in the community setting.

Investigators have turned their attention to B-cell maturation antigen, which offers an ideal target for multiple myeloma therapy because of its restricted expression pattern.

Paul G. Richardson, MD, discusses the findings from the ICARIA-MM trial and the clinical implications of isatuximab’s FDA approval in multiple myeloma.

Noopur Raje, MD, discusses the utility of belantamab mafodotin in the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma.

Faith E. Davies, MD, discusses pivotal research in relapsed/refractory myeloma and precision medicine efforts in the field.

Betsy O’Donnell, MD, discusses unanswered questions in multiple myeloma.

James Weitzman, MD, discusses progress in the multiple myeloma treatment paradigm and what challenges remain.

Adam D. Cohen, MD, discusses the prospects for BCMA-targeting options in multiple myeloma.

Andrew Branagan, MD, discusses the research tandem transplants in patients with high-risk multiple myeloma.

Paul G. Richardson, MD, clinical program leader and director of clinical research, Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, and institute physician, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and RJ Corman Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, discusses the FDA approval of isatuximab-irfc (Sarclisa) for use in combination with pomalidomide (Pomalyst) and dexamethasone in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Selinexor in combination with bortezomib and low-dose dexamethasone led to a statistically significant increase in progression-free survival compared with bortezomib/dexamethasone alone in patients with multiple myeloma who have received 1 to 3 prior lines of therapy.