Shaji Kumar, ASH 2019: Advances in treatment approaches and guidelines for multiple myeloma

The randomized phase III PERSEUS trial (NCT03710603) investigated daratumumab in combination with bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (VRd) compared with VRd and lenalidomide alone in patients with transplant-eligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM). Daratumumab, a CD38 monoclonal antibody, is currently approved for use in several treatment regimens aimed at both transplant-eligible and non-transplant-eligible NDMM. In this […]

Lenalidomide is a standard of care in multiple myeloma. But with the prevalence of the lenalidomide-refractory population increasing, the CARTITUDE-4 trial aimed to assess ciltacabtagene autoleucel for this patient population. In this touchONCOLOGY interview, we speak with Dr Binod Dhakal (Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA) to discuss the mechanism of action of ciltacabtagene […]

The treatment paradigm for patients with multiple myeloma is very complex. In this touchONCOLOGY interview, we speak with Dr Binod Dhakal (Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA) to break down the treatment paradigm in multiple myeloma, discussing how to handle different patient cases. The abstract entitled ‘First phase 3 results from CARTITUDE-4: Cilta-cel versus […]