Multiple Myeloma | Specialty

The OncLive Multiple Myeloma condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on multiple myeloma and how to treat patients with monoclonal antibodies, proteasome inhibitors, bispecific T-cell engagers, immunomodulatory agents, CAR T-cell therapy, and more. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances, and ongoing research in multiple myeloma.

Selecting the Appropriate Patients With MM for Treatment With Isa-Kd

September 1st 2022

Oncologists debate which patient populations most benefit from isatuximab plus carfilzomib and dexamethasone.

Single-Agent Belantamab Mafodotin Elicits Activity in Heavily Pretreated Patients With R/R Myeloma

September 1st 2022

Belantamab mafodotin monotherapy demonstrated anticancer activity with a tolerable safety profile in heavily pretreated patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

Daratumumab-Containing Regimens Display PFS Benefit Across Myeloma Subgroups

September 1st 2022

Daratumumab combinations elicited significant progression-free survival, overall survival, overall response rate, and minimal residual disease–negativity benefits vs control in pretreated patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma across clinically relevant subgroups.

Benefit of Daratumumab Plus RVd Is Maintained Without Additional Toxicities Among Black Patients With NDMM

August 31st 2022

A subgroup analysis of the phase 2 GRIFFIN trial confirmed that Black patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma elicited a benefit from treatment with daratumumab added to lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone without additional toxicities.

Subcutaneous Isatuximab Elicits Comparable Efficacy, Safety to IV Formulation in Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma

August 31st 2022

Subcutaneous administration of isatuximab through a syringe pump or on-body delivery system demonstrated similar efficacy and safety compared with intravenous isatuximab when combined with pomalidomide and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Plinabulin Combo Shows Potential Reduction in Neutropenia Burden in Patients With Myeloma Who Underwent AHCT

August 29th 2022

The combination of plinabulin and pegfilgrastim was well tolerated patients with multiple myeloma who have undergone autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and who have received a high dose of melphalan.

Cilta-cel Induces Favorable MRD Negativity Rates in Heavily Pretreated Myeloma After Prior BCMA-Directed Therapy

August 28th 2022

Ciltacabtagene autoleucel elicited high rates of minimal residual disease negativity in patients with heavily pretreated multiple myeloma who received prior treatment with a BCMA-targeted therapy.

Cilta-cel Provides Durable Responses in Lenalidomide-Refractory Myeloma After 1 to 3 Prior Lines of Therapy

August 28th 2022

Ciltacabtagene autoleucel elicited encouraging responses in patients with multiple myeloma who had received 1 to 3 prior lines of therapy and were refractory to lenalidomide.

Biallelic Deletion of TNFRSF17 Associated With Resistance to BCMA-Targeting Therapies In Myeloma

August 28th 2022

Identifying BCMA expression, copy number variation, and point mutations can have important therapeutic implications for patients receiving BCMA-targeting CAR T-cell therapy or T-cell engagers for multiple myeloma.

Daratumumab Plus RVd Improves Clinical Outcomes in Transplant-Eligible, Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

August 28th 2022

The addition of daratumumab to lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone (RVd) induction and consolidation treatment and lenalidomide maintenance therapy (D-RVd/D-R) resulted in high minimal residual disease rates and prolonged progression-free survival in patients with transplant-eligible, newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Busulfan/Melphalan Prior to ASCT Fails to Elicit PFS Benefit in Newly Diagnosed Myeloma

August 28th 2022

High-dose busulfan plus melphalan failed to generate a progression-free survival benefit vs melphalan for autologous stem cell transplant conditioning in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma after induction therapy.

Bispecific Antibody ABBV-383 Looks to Fill Unmet Need in Heavily Pretreated Multiple Myeloma

August 28th 2022

Promising safety and efficacy results were observed with the novel bispecific antibody ABBV-383 in patients with heavily pretreated relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

Relapse Following CAR T-cell Therapy Linked to Poor OS in Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma

August 27th 2022

Relapse following treatment with BCMA-directed CAR T-cell therapy was associated with poor survival outcomes in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Isatuximab Plus Pomalidomide/Dexamethasone Maintains OS Benefit in R/R Myeloma

August 27th 2022

The addition of isatuximab to pomalidomide and low-dose dexamethasone continued to demonstrate improved overall survival in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Isatuximab Plus Kd Demonstrates Deep Responses in Relapsed Multiple Myeloma

August 27th 2022

The addition of isatuximab to carfilzomib and dexamethasone elicited a clinically meaningful improvement in depth of response in patients with relapsed multiple myeloma.

REGN5458 Elicits Promising Responses, Safety in Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma

August 27th 2022

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

Multiple Myeloma Armamentarium Is Set to Explode as Novel Agents Show Encouraging Early Data

August 27th 2022

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 Elicits Responses in Younger and Older Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma

August 27th 2022

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

Ocular Toxicity With Belantamab Mafodotin Is Not Influenced by Baseline Ocular Conditions in R/R Myeloma

August 27th 2022

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.

Isatuximab Under Evaluation in Real-World Study in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

August 27th 2022

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