Melflufen Plus Dexamethasone Safe and Effective For R/R Multiple Myeloma
Paul G. Richardson, MD, clinical program leader and director of clinical research of the Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and RJ Corman Professor of Medicine, Harvard School of Medicine, discusses the interesting safety and efficacy profiles of the HORIZON trial.
Paul G. Richardson, MD, clinical program leader and director of clinical research of the Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and RJ Corman Professor of Medicine, Harvard School of Medicine, discusses the interesting safety and efficacy profiles of the HORIZON trial.
The phase II, multicenter study looked at the combination of melflufen and Dexamethasone (Ozurdex) in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who were refractory to pomalidomide (Pomalyst), daratumumab (Darzalex), or both.
The safety profiles showed that most toxicities were grades 1 and 2. Expected adverse events like suppression of blood counts, hair loss, mucositis, and peripheral neuropathy were either manageable or did not occur.
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