Publications by authors named "Antonio Maroccia"

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  • - The ELOQUENT-3 trial found that the combination of elotuzumab, pomalidomide, and dexamethasone (EloPd) is more effective and safer than pomalidomide and dexamethasone (Pd) for treating relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) patients who have undergone at least two prior therapies.
  • - An 18-month follow-up of 319 RRMM patients treated with EloPd in Italy revealed that 66.4% experienced disease progression or death, with median progression-free survival and overall survival recorded at 7.5 and 19.2 months, respectively.
  • - While EloPd remains a viable treatment option,
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The approved combination of Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab has been shown to decrease the rate of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients at increased risk of inadequate response to vaccination. However, Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab was tested in a few studies that included patients with hematological malignancies, even if this population has shown an increased risk of unfavorable outcomes following infection (with high rates of hospitalization, intensive care unit admission, and mortality) and poor significant immunization following vaccines. We performed a real-life prospective cohort study to evaluate the rate of SARS-CoV-2 infection following pre-exposure prophylaxis with Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab in anti-spike seronegative patients compared to a cohort of seropositive patients who were observed or received a fourth vaccine dose.

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