Janssen Biotech has submitted a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand Darzalex (daratumumab) to include…
Myeloma
Myeloma is a rare blood cancer that begins in plasma cells, a type of white blood cell normally responsible for producing antibodies that help fight off infectious pathogens and other threats.
While myeloma treatment can drive the disease into remission, sometimes for long periods of time, the cancer will often come back after a few months or years, and additional treatments will be needed.
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Patients with heavily treated multiple myeloma have promising response rates when treated with a combination of selinexor (KPT-330) and low-dose dexamethasone, according to the results…
With advances in treatment for multiple myeloma, some studies have reported improved survival rates, especially among young white patients and, to a lesser extent, in patients…
Adding Darzalex (daratumumab) to the treatment of multiple myeloma with Velcade (bortezomib) and dexamethasone significantly improved progression-free survival in a clinical trial of patients who…
Empliciti (elotuzumab), a monoclonal antibody, is approved in both the U.S. and Europe as a treatment, in combination with Revlimid (lenalidomide) and Decatron (dexamethasone), for multiple myeloma patients who…
Juno Therapeutics and privately held biotech Eureka Therapeutics have entered into an immunotherapy development partnership with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center…
