Real-world Study Supports Blenrep for Hard-to-treat RRMM
The efficacy and safety of Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin) as a treatment for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) in a real-world setting is similar to what…
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Tecvayli Approved in US for Heavily Pre-treated RRMM, With Conditions
Janssen’s Tecvayli (teclistamab) has been approved for certain adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma in the U.S., but access is limited due…
1st Patient Dosed in Phase 1/2 Trial of Antibody Therapy ISB 1442
The first patient has been dosed in Ichnos Sciences’ Phase 1/2 clinical trial investigating ISB 1442, an experimental bi-specific antibody treatment for people with…
MCARH109, CAR T-cell Therapy for Advanced MM, Shows Potential
A new investigational CAR T-cell therapy, called MCARH109, demonstrated an ability to shrink or eliminate the amount of cancer in patients with relapsed or refractory…
M-Power Project for African Americans Now Includes New York
The International Myeloma Foundation’s (IMF) M-Power project, which seeks to improve disease outcomes for African Americans with multiple myeloma, has formed a partnership with…
OCEAN Trial Fails to Support Pepaxto for RRMM, FDA Panel Finds
An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has overwhelmingly decided that the Phase 3 OCEAN clinical trial did not provide sufficient…
Trial to Test Abecma in Patients With Poor Stem Cell Transplant Response
An upcoming clinical trial will evaluate the CAR T-cell therapy Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel) in people newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma who had a…
IMF Focuses on Education for Blood Cancer Awareness Month
For this Blood Cancer Awareness Month, observed each September, the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) is focusing on educating people about multiple myeloma, the…
Pepaxti Approved to Treat Resistant Multiple Myeloma in Europe
The European Commission has approved Pepaxti (melphalan flufenamide, also called melflufen), a medicine by Oncopeptides to be used in combination with dexamethasone, making it…
Abecma May Be Effective Early Therapy for Hard-to-treat Myeloma
Note: This story was updated Sept. 26, 2022, to correct the fact that Abecma is approved for patients in Europe and Japan who have undergone…
