ALLO-715, Allogene Therapeutics‘ donor-derived CAR T-cell therapy, can trigger a durable anti-tumor response in mice with multiple myeloma, and maintain its characteristics and…
Myeloma
A triple regimen composed of Kyprolis (carfilzomib), thalidomide, and dexamethasone, given before and after high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplant, is safe…
Bluebird bio has officially opened a facility in Durham, North Carolina, to make the lentiviral vector needed for its investigational gene and cell treatments, including…
MYELOMA
Ninlaro Maintenance Therapy Prolongs and Boosts Treatment Benefits in Myeloma Patients, Study Says
Maintenance therapy with Ninlaro (ixazomib) can prolong and boost therapeutic responses from initial treatment in multiple myeloma patients who did not undergo an…
Aiming to improve lenalidomide‘s safety and efficacy, ChemioCare is setting up to develop a new treatment formulation delivered through a skin patch, maintaining an…
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) has launched the Myeloma Investment Fund in an effort to attract promising biotech and technology companies to the…
Cellectis announced plans to open a Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate UCARTCS1 — its first allogeneic (donor-derived) CAR T-cell therapy for multiple myeloma patients —…
Janssen Biotech is planning a new Phase 3 clinical trial to explore a combination of under-the-skin daratumumab plus Revlimid (lenalidomide) as a maintenance treatment for…
The Italian Medicines Agency has approved a first-in-human clinical trial testing MolMed’s investigational CAR T-cell product, CD44v6, for the treatment of acute myeloid…
MYELOMA
Janssen Seeks Approval of Darzalex Add-on for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients in Japan
Janssen has submitted an application to Japanese authorities seeking the approval of Darzalex (daratumumab) — in combination with standard Revlimid (lenalidomide) and dexamethasone — for the treatment of newly diagnosed …
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