Combination treatment with Ygalo (melflufen) continues to be safe and effective in difficult-to-treat patients with relapsed or refractory…
Joana Carvalho, PhD
Joana holds a bachelor’s in biology, a Master of Science in evolutionary and developmental biology, and a PhD in biomedical sciences from Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Her work has been focused on the impact of non-canonical Wnt signaling in the collective behavior of endothelial cells — those that make up the lining of blood vessels — found in the umbilical cord of newborns. In addition to several research fellowships, she was awarded two Erasmus scholarships to conduct part of her studies in France.
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Articles by Joana Carvalho, PhD
First-line maintenance therapy with Ninlaro (ixazomib) prolongs the time without disease progression in adults with multiple myeloma not…
Taking Xpovio (selinexor) in combination with the steroid dexamethasone leads to promising responses in heavily treated patients…
Ultimately aiming to advance precision medicine, the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) has officially launched its Direct-to-Patient (DTP)…
Aplidin (plitidepsin) in combination with dexamethasone significantly prolonged the survival and time to disease progression or death…
MYELOMA
FDA Approves Darzalex Combo for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients Eligible for Transplant
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Darzalex (daratumumab), in combination with Velcade (bortezomib),…
MYELOMA
Darzalex Combo Increases Response Rates in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients, Trial Shows
Adding Darzalex (daratumumab) to a combination of Velcade (bortezomib), Revlimid (lenalidomide), and dexamethasone — called…
Ygalo (melflufen) combination therapy continues to demonstrate promising results, without significant side effects, in patients with relapsed or refractory…
The addition of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) to standard therapy — Revlimid (lenalidomide) or Pomalyst (pomalidomide)…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the designation of orphan drug to CT053, one…