Multiple Myeloma

MEDI2228, an ADC that targets the extracellular domain of human BCMA, demonstrated clinical efficacy at all dose levels in treating patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Suzanne Trudel, MD, MSC, FRCPC, of the University of Toronto and the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, discusses what belantamab mafodotin and pomalidomide are, and how they work together to treat relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Daratumumab (Darzalex, Janssen) is indicated for use in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone for patients with newly-diagnosed multiple myeloma who are ineligible for autologous stem cell transplant.

The agent should be considered for frontline use as induction therapy prior to early autologous stem cell transplant, physician says.

Lenalidomide found to prevent the formation of blood vessels that feed tumors, yet carries significant adverse effects.

Celgene Corporation’s lenalidomide (Revlimid) is a targeted therapy that stops the growth of myeloma cells in the bone marrow.

Two recent studies analyzed factors that impacted response to therapy in patients with multiple myeloma.