An international Phase 2 trial testing the investigational CAR T-cell therapy bb2121 for the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma patients has completed patient recruitment, …
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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Results from the first in-human clinical trial assessing Amgen’s immunotherapy AMG 420 showed promising results in multiple myeloma patients who had received at least…
Researchers have identified three genetic alterations associated with the known twofold to threefold risk of multiple myeloma among African-Americans. The study, “Differences…
Seattle Genetics is recruiting patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma into a Phase 1 clinical trial to study the safety and tolerability of…
Multiple myeloma patients who are not eligible for high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplant significantly benefit from the addition of Darzalex (daratumumab) to the standard…
Abnormally high production of an RNA editing enzyme called ADAR1 is associated with multiple myeloma progression and resistance to treatment, according to a study. The…
