Designing CAR T-cells to specifically target GPRC5D — a protein appreciably present on the surface of myeloma cells — may be a safe and effective…
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Henry Schein, a foundation devoted to promoting dental and medical health, has produced more than 27,000 comfort kits for people fighting cancer in the U.S.
The addition of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) to standard therapy — Revlimid (lenalidomide) or Pomalyst (pomalidomide) in combination with dexamethasone…
Shlomit Norman was 42 when doctors diagnosed her with multiple myeloma — an incurable bone marrow cancer that rarely strikes people under the age…
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…
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