Shlomit Norman was 42 when doctors diagnosed her with multiple myeloma — an incurable bone marrow cancer that rarely strikes people under the age…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the designation of orphan drug to CT053, one of CARsgen Therapeutics’ lead CAR…
The European Commission (EC) has approved Empliciti (elotuzumab) in combination with Pomalyst (pomalidomide) and low-dose dexamethasone for the treatment…
GlaxoSmithKline’s investigational antibody-drug conjugate, belantamab mafodotin (GSK2857916), demonstrated a clinically meaningful overall response rate in hard-to-treat multiple myeloma patients in a Phase…
MYELOMA
Darzalex OK’d to Treat Multiple Myeloma Patients in Japan Not Eligible for Stem Cell Transplant
People in Japan newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma and ineligible for a stem cell transplant can now use a combination of Darzalex (daratumumab) and standard…
MYELOMA
Kalytera’s Cannabidiol Prevents Graft-Versus-Host-Disease After Bone Marrow Transplant, Data Show
Kalytera’s cannabidiol (CBD) compound efficiently prevents graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in patients receiving bone marrow transplants from matched unrelated donors, interim data from a Phase…
Using a combination of CAR T-cell therapies to target different cancer molecules appears to be a feasible and promising way of treating relapsed or refractory…
People with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) placed at low- or intermediate-risk of progression to multiple myeloma can develop that cancer within five…
MYELOMA
Evomela Approved as Pre-transplant Conditioning Therapy for Multiple Myeloma Patients in China
Evomela, an injectable formulation of melphalan, is now available in China as a high-dose conditioning therapy for people with multiple myeloma who will…
MYELOMA
KappaMab, an Antibody, Shows Safety and Hints of Efficacy in Myeloma Patients in Early Trial
KappaMab (MDX-1097), a new monoclonal antibody that binds to the kappa myeloma antigen, has a favorable safety profile in multiple myeloma patients with excess kappa…
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