November 20th 2024
During a Case-Based Roundtable® event, Omar Nadeem, MD, and participants reacted to data from the MonumenTAL-1 trial in the first article of a 2-part series.
Usmani Considers Possible Treatments for a Patient With Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
September 14th 2021Two year after being diagnosed with stage II multiple myeloma, a 78-year-old female patient was still receiving daratumumab plus lenalidomide maintenance and presented with mild fatigue during a routine follow-up.
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MRD-Based Consolidation Therapy With Dara-KRd Lead to Rapid Responses in Newly Diagnosed Myeloma
September 12th 2021Rapid responses and tolerable safety was shown with minimal residual disease–based consolidation therapy with daratumumab, carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.
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Tweet Chat Recap: Evolving Options for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
August 17th 2021During a recent tweet chat with Alexander M. Lesokhin, MD, a hematologic oncologist with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, joined Targeted Oncology to discuss the case of a 72-year-old White man with newly-diagnosed multiple myeloma.
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Vesole Discusses the Benefits and Challenges of Daratumumab in Patients With NDMM
August 15th 2021At a live virtual event, David H. Vesole, MD, PhD, explained to other clinicians the use of daratumumab in the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who are either eligible or ineligible for autologous stem cell transplant.
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FDA Warns of Death Risk in Ongoing Multiple Myeloma Clinical Trial
July 29th 2021A warning from the FDA highlights that an increased rate of death has been observed in patients with multiple myeloma who are undergoing treatment with the FDA-approved agent melphalan flufenamide in combination with dexamethasone in the phase 2 OCEAN clinical trial.
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Roundtable Discussion: The Role for Selinexor Explored in Multiple Myeloma
July 27th 2021The treatment plan for a woman with multiple myeloma, including which imaging to order, choice of second-line therapy, managing comorbidities, and backbone therapy choice, was discussed during a recent Cased-Base Roundtable event led by Clifton C. Mo, MD.
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Nadeem Considers Transplant and Quadruplet Regimens in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
July 20th 2021In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Omar Nadeem, MD, the clinical director of the Myeloma Cellular Therapies Program at the Harvard Medical School and physician at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses transplant and quadruplet regimens in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.
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Unique Immunotherapy Combos Evaluated in Advanced Melanoma
July 20th 2021Immune-checkpoint inhibitor therapy, involving anti–CTLA-4 and anti–PD-1/ PD-L1 agents, has transformed the treatment of melanoma. Nonetheless, even with combination anti–PD-1 and anti–CTLA-4 therapy, nearly 50% of patients die of their disease at 5 years.
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FDA Approves Daratumumab Triplet for Previously Treated Multiple Myeloma
July 12th 2021The FDA has granted approval to the combination of daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj and pomalidomide and dexamethasone for the treatment of adult patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior line of therapy, including lenalidomide and a proteasome inhibitor.
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The FDA has placed a partial clinical hold on clinical trials evaluating the first-in-class peptide-drug conjugate, melphalan flufenamide pending a full benefit/risk profile on the agent for use as an early line of therapy in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
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Roundtable Discussion: Examining MRD as a Prognostic Factor in Transplant-Eligible Multiple Myeloma
July 5th 2021During a Targeted Oncology Case-Based Roundtable event, Olalekan O. Oluwole, MD, MBBS, MPH, leads a discussion around identifying prognostic factors for a patients with transplant-eligible multiple myeloma.
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Importance of Achieving MRD Negativity Considered for Transplant-Eligible Multiple Myeloma
June 27th 2021Regarding the case of a 51-year-old man who first presented with pallor and worsening fatigue on exertion and was diagnosed with transplant-eligible multiple myeloma, Rafael Fonseca, MD, discussed available treatment options.
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More Intense Daratumumab Induction Offers Better Responses in Ultra High–Risk Multiple Myeloma
June 23rd 2021Intensifying daratumumab induction therapy may improve responses to therapy in patients with ultra high-risk multiple myeloma or primary plasma cell leukemia, according to prospective study results.
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Prolonged Reponses Following ASCT and Standard Consolidation/Induction With Daratumumab Maintenance
June 20th 2021Benefit was seen with daratumumab maintenance therapy for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who received autologous stem cell transplant plus induction and consolidation therapy with bortezomib, thalidomide, and dexamethasone.
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Promising Responses Seen With Intensified Daratumumab Induction in Ultra High–Risk Multiple Myeloma
June 19th 2021Intensified induction therapy with daratumumab plus cyclophosphamide, bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone followed by bortezomib-augmented autologous stem cell transplant resulting in deep remissions or patients with ultra¬ high-risk multiple myeloma or primary plasma cell leukemia.
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