Multiple Myeloma

Adding pomalidomide (Pomalyst) to bortezomib (Velcade) and low-dose dexamethasone reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 39% in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma with prior exposure to lenalidomide.

The addition of venetoclax to carfilzomib and dexamethasone demonstrated a 100% objective response rate with a very good partial response or better rate of 86% for patients with relapsed/refractory t(11;14) multiple myeloma.

Two separate early-phase clinical trials exploring daratumumab in combination with either a PD-1 inhibitor for multiple myeloma or a PD-L1 inhibitor for non–small cell lung cancer were terminated following a planned interim analysis.

Maung Myo Htut, MD, assistant clinical professor of hematology and hematopoietic cell transplantation, City of Hope, discusses the use of immunotherapy in the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma.

The BOSTON trial is randomizing patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma to a triplet combination of selinexor (KPT-330), bortezomib (Velcade), and dexamethasone versus a combination of bortezomib and dexamethasone.

A. Keith Stewart, MB, ChB, and a panel of hematology experts review data concerning emerging frontline strategies for multiple myeloma that were presented at the 2017 ASH Annual Meeting.

In updated guidelines exploring the role of bone-modifying agents, ASCO has recommended expanding the use of bisphosphonates to include all patients being treated for active multiple myeloma.

Jeffrey Wolf, MD, emphasizes the importance of identifying risk when diagnosing patients with multiple myeloma.

Peter Voorhees, MD, discusses treatments for patients with early relapsed multiple myeloma and previews future research efforts.

Jesus G. Berdeja, MD, director of Myeloma Research, principal investigator, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, discusses the FDA approval of frontline daratumumab (Darzalex) in combination with bortezomib (Velcade), melphalan, and prednisone (VMP) for the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who are ineligible for autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT).

The FDA has approved daratumumab in combination with bortezomib, melphalan, and prednisone for the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who are ineligible for autologous stem cell transplant.

Leif Bergsagel, MD, consultant and professor of medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Mayo Clinic, discusses treatment options for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Saad Z. Usmani, MD, discusses the clinical applications of minimal residual disease and managing patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Selinexor induced an overall response rate of 25.4% in patients with penta-refractory multiple myeloma, according to top-line results from part 2 of the phase IIb STORM trial.

Jeffrey Wolf, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, director, Myeloma Program, University of California, San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses high-risk multiple myeloma.

Saad Z. Usmani, MD, clinical professor of medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine, chief, Plasma Cell Disorders Program, director, clinical research in hematologic malignancies, Levine Cancer Institute, discusses the evolution of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in the treatment of patients with hematologic malignancies.

The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended adding final overall survival data from the phase III ASPIRE trial to the label for carfilzomib for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.