The prognosis of patients with multiple myeloma has improved significantly over the past 20 years. However, the patient population in the relapse situation is very heterogeneous due to increasing age and the previous course of the disease and therapy. In particular, the approval of new targeted substances offers numerous treatment options that can be adapted to the individual situation.In relapsed multiple myeloma, disease- and patient-specific factors must be considered for an individually adapted therapy. Suitable patients can also receive an autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) or, in the case of early relapse after ASCT, an allogenic stem cell transplant, if possible as part clinical studies. Proteasome or immunomodulator-based triple combinations are the standard in recurrence. In frail patients, a combination of two can also be used. The new substances also offer very good therapeutic options for high-risk cytogenetics or renal insufficiency. The monoclonal antibodies Daratumumab and Elotuzumab are well tolerated except for infusion reactions and are highly effective in various combinations, even in high-risk cytogenetics.
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Blood Adv
January 2025
Harvard Medical School, United States.
Efficacy and durability remain central shortcomings of T-cell based therapies in multiple myeloma (MM). Here, we employ blood-based transcriptional T-cell profiling to define impaired T-cell fitness as putative biomarker associated with sensitivity to PD1 inhibition in CAR-T refractory MM patients.
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January 2025
The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
T-cell receptor (TCR) therapies are a promising modality for the treatment of cancers, with significant efforts being directed towards acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), a particularly challenging disease. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells targeting single surface antigens have shown remarkable efficacy for B-cell lymphoblastic leukaemia, lymphomas and multiple myeloma. However, AML presents formidable obstacles to the effectiveness of CAR T-cells due to the widespread expression of heterogenous leukaemia immunophenotypes and surface antigen targets additionally present on normal myeloid cells.
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January 2025
Department of Hematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Tunis Med
January 2025
Department of Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia.
Introduction: Immunoglobulin D (IgD) myeloma is a rare subtype often described as aggressive with advanced disease at diagnosis. Primary renal involvement is seen in scarce cases.
Observation: This case features a 55-year-old man with IgD lambda myeloma presenting severe renal failure at diagnosis.
Leuk Res Rep
December 2024
Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, United States.
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a rare hematologic malignancy with a 5-year survival rate of 52 %. For transplant-eligible MM patients, high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) is recommended. Given the complexities of the ASCT procedure, understanding patient-specific factors and their impact on treatment decisions is essential.
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