
Opinion|Videos|November 24, 2025
Final Thoughts and Future Innovations
Author(s)C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD, Noopur Raje, MD
Panelists discuss how evolving MRD-driven and immune-based therapies are shaping a personalized future for NDMM management.
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Panelists discuss how ongoing advances in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) therapy are transforming patient outcomes through precision-based treatment, sustained minimal residual disease (MRD) suppression, and better quality of life. They foresee a continued shift toward tailored therapy durations guided by MRD results and patient-specific biology. The discussion highlights innovations such as bispecific antibodies, chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, and targeted maintenance approaches, predicting these will further extend remission durability and reduce relapse rates.
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