Janssen to Share Updates from Darzalex Studies at Hematology Meeting in Atlanta
Janssen plans to share new data from Phase 3 trials of Darzalex (daratumumab) for multiple myeloma at the 59th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual…
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Bluebird Bio’s CAR T-Cell Therapy Stopped Progression of Hard-to-Treat Myeloma
Initial data from a Phase 1 study of bluebird bio’s second-generation CAR T-cell therapy bb2121 for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma showed impressive results,…
CLR 131 Continues to Show Survival Benefit in Heavily Treated Multiple Myeloma Patients
A recent update on Cellectar Biosciences’ Phase 1 trial revealed that heavily treated myeloma patients who received the lowest dose of CLR 131 survived for a…
GSK’s Investigational Therapy for Multiple Myeloma Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation in US
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough therapy designation to GlaxoSmithKline’s investigational therapy GSK2857916 for the treatment of relapsed and refractory…
Imbruvica OK’d in Canada as Treatment for Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Health Canada has approved Imbruvica (ibrutinib) for the treatment of patients with steroid dependent or refractory chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), a life-threatening…
Poseida Awarded $19.8M Grant to Continue Developing P-BCMA-101 for Multiple Myeloma
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) awarded a $19.8 million grant to Poseida Therapeutics to support the clinical development of their P-BCMA-101…
Pomalyst Is More Cost-effective Than Darzalex or Kyprolis for Heavily Treated Myeloma Patients, Study Reports
A combination of Pomalyst (pomalidomide) and low-dose dexamethasone is cheaper than either Darzalex (daratumumab) or Kyprolis (carfilzomib) alone as a treatment for relapsed or…
Cellectar Expands Phase 1 Trial to Evaluate Multiple Dosing of CLR 131 in Myeloma Patients
Cellectar Biosciences is expanding its Phase 1 dose-escalating trial to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of multiple administrations of CLR 131 for the treatment of relapsed…
Advanced Myeloma Patients Live Longer Before Disease Worsens on Once-weekly Dose of Kyprolis, ARROW Trial Shows
Patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma lived roughly 3.6 months longer without their disease worsening when they received a once-weekly dose of…
British Study Links EZH2 Enzyme to Poorer Myeloma Patient Survival
Multiple myeloma patients with high levels of the EZH2 enzyme have shorter survival times, regardless of the treatment they receive, a British study reports. The…
