Positive data for the Phase 1 trial of PharmaMar’s plitidepsin combined with bortezomib and dexamethasone for the treatment of relapsed and/or refractory multiple…
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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Amgen announced it will present new data on its cancer portfolio at the 21st Congress of the European Hematology (EHA) Association taking place next month in Copenhagen. The…
Spain-based PharmaMar announced the company will present data from several clinical studies of three of its anti-tumoral compounds of marine origin — plitidepsin, Yondelis (trabectedin),…
Results from an ongoing clinical trial supports the use of upfront autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) to treat multiple myeloma patients age 65 or younger.
Genmab has announced positive results from its Phase 3 POLLUX study investigating the efficacy of daratumumab, in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone, to treat patients with…
Ajai Chari, MD, director of clinical research in the Multiple Myeloma Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, and Navneet Majhail,…
