Multiple Myeloma

Expert perspectives on data from the TOURMALINE-MM1 trial, which tested ixazomib therapy in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Experts provide their recommendations for navigating a large and continuously growing treatment landscape, selecting between regimens, and monitoring patients with transplant-ineligible multiple myeloma.

A discussion on choosing between triplet or quadruplet induction therapy for transplant-eligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

An overview of the triplet and quadruplet induction treatment regimens available for patients with transplant-eligible multiple myeloma and key clinical trials studying daratumumab and isatuximab presented at ASH 2021, with emphasis on the GRIFFIN, MASTER and GMMG-HD7 studies.

Survival among patients with multiple myeloma appears to be influenced by factors such as socioeconomic status and treatment facility type.

Shared insight on how real-world experience and data with proteasome inhibitors in multiple myeloma compare to what was seen in clinical trials.

A broad look at the historical use of proteasome inhibitor therapy in patients with multiple myeloma centered on 3 agents: bortezomib, carfilzomib, and ixazomib.

The FDA granted fast track designation to the BCMA-targeting Tri-specific T-cell Activating Construct, HPN217, for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who received at least 4 lines of prior therapy.

Thomas Martin, MD, spoke about how the approval of ciltacabtagene autoleucel for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma may change the standard of care in this setting.

In an interview with CancerNetwork®, Thomas G. Martin spoke about how the approval of ciltacabtagene autoleucel will likely dramatically impact the standard of care for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Thomas Martin, MD, spoke about how to increase response durability with ciltacabtagene autoleucel for patients with heavily pretreated multiple myeloma.

Elderly patients with multiple myeloma who were treated with first-line bortezomib had a higher risk of falls vs age-matched controls.

Thomas Martin, MD, spoke about which patient population with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma would benefit most from treatment with ciltacabtagene autoleucel.

Patients with heavily pretreated relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma may now receive treatment with ciltacabtagene autoleucel following its approval by the FDA.

Thomas Martin, MD, spoke about the importance of the approval of ciltacabtagene autoleucel to treat patients with pretreated multiple myeloma.

Findings from an analysis assessing diverse participation in multiple myeloma FDA drug approval trials highlighted a significant deficit of Black and Hispanic patients.

A substudy of the European‐Myeloma-Network‐02/Hovon‐95 trial suggests flow cytometry–based monitoring of minimal residual disease is effective for longitudinal evaluation of responses in patients with multiple myeloma.

Consolidation therapy with bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone plus lenalidomide maintenance improved progression-free survival in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Prescription of an appropriate duration of antivirals for the prevention of Varicella-Zoster virus reactivation in patients with multiple myeloma has notable importance, with experts emphasizing a need to adhere to treatment guidelines.

It is important to tap into interventions that can mitigate a fear of cancer recurrence in the partners of multiple myeloma survivors in addition to improving family hardiness and social support in order to aid in patients' psychological adjustment and wellbeing.

Yael Cohen, MD, sat down with CancerNetwork® to discuss how the multiple myeloma space is entering into an era of CAR T-cell therapy.

Yael Cohen, MD, discusses safety data from a clinical trial assessing the use of ciltacabtagene autoleucel in lenalidomide-refractory multiple myeloma.

CancerNetwork® spoke with Rafael Fonseca, MD, about future efforts to compare use of daratumumab-containing regimens as either frontline or second-line therapy in patients with multiple myeloma that are transplant ineligible.

Improved progression-free survival was observed when treating patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma with melphalan flufenamide plus dexamethasone compared with pomalidomide plus dexamethasone.

A retrospective study did not find any associations between survival of older patients with multiple myeloma and pre-diagnosis depressive symptoms and mental health-related quality of life.