In a nutshell This study investigated the use of bortezomib (BTZ; Velcade) maintenance after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (alloHCT) for improving relapse and chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) in patients with multiple myeloma (MM) that are young or high-risk. The data showed that BTZ maintenance is effective and safe in...
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In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness of daratumumab (Darzalex)-based therapy for patients with multiple myeloma (MM) in a real-world setting. The data showed that daratumumab-based therapy in a real-world setting was not as effective as in clinical trials. Some background Multiple myeloma (MM) is a type of cancer that comes from...
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In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of adding daratumumab (Darzalex) to lenalidomide (Revlimid) and dexamethasone (Decadron) therapy for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM). The data showed that adding daratumumab to the lenalidomide and dexamethasone (Rd) regimen was safe and improved...
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In a nutshell This study explored the role of maintenance therapy after a second autologous hematopoietic cell transplant (AHCT2) in patients with multiple myeloma (MM). The data showed that maintenance therapy after AHCT2 was associated with better outcomes in these patients. Some background MM is commonly hard-to-treat. Many patients are treated...
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In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of ixazomib (Ninlaro) as maintenance therapy after bortezomib (Velcade)-based induction therapy in real-world patients with multiple myeloma (MM). The data showed that the outcomes of these patients in the real-world setting were good with manageable side effects. Some background...
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In a nutshell This study investigated the use of daratumumab (Darzalex) as maintenance therapy following autologous stem-cell transplant (ASCT) in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM). The data showed that maintenance therapy with daratumumab resulted in significant improvements in outcomes compared to observation only in patients that...
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In a nutshell This study investigated the side effect profiles of different PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor-based combination therapies. The data showed that PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in combination with chemotherapy were associated with a higher risk of treatment-related side effects than with targeted therapy or immunotherapy combinations. Some background...
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In a nutshell This study looked at pomalidomide (Pomalyst) for patients with multiple myeloma (MM) which had returned after previous treatment. It found that adding pomalidomide to Vd (bortezomib, dexamethasone) led to better outcomes than Vd alone. Some background MM is a blood cancer in adults. Myeloma cells are cancerous versions of plasma cells,...
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In a nutshell This study aimed to review the safety and effectiveness of three chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapies, axicabtagene ciloleucel (AXI; Yescarta), tisagenlecleucel (TIS; Kymriah), and lisocabtagene maraleucel (LIS; Breyanzi), for the treatment of blood cancers. This study concluded that AXI and TIS showed very good...
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In a nutshell This study evaluated the safety and effectiveness of teclistamab (JNJ-64007957) for patients with recurrent or unresponsive multiple myeloma (MM). This study concluded that this treatment was safe and showed promising effectiveness for these patients. Some background Multiple myeloma is a type of cancer of the bone marrow that can...
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In a nutshell This study investigated how people with myeloma responded to vaccines against COVID-19. It found that roughly half of the patients with multiple myeloma (MM) and most patients with other types of myeloma had protection against serious illness after the vaccine. The response to the vaccine was weaker for patients using certain treatments,...
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In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of a venetoclax (Venclexta), daratumumab (Darzalex), and dexamethasone (Decadron combination with or without bortezomib (Velcade) in patients with relapsed or refractory (RR) multiple myeloma (MM). The authors concluded that these treatment combinations produced high...
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