Serum ratios of monoclonal immunoglobulin (Ig) to total protein, monoclonal immunoglobulin to albumin, CSF/serum Ig-albumin index, and CSF to serum monoclonal immunoglobulin were obtained in 21 patients with multiple myeloma and 2 with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. Twelve patients (3 with CNS complications) showed CSF monoclonal proteins similar to their serum. CSF IgA levels above 10 mg/dl, IgG levels above 25 mg/dl, CSF-serum IgG ratios above 0.0034 and CSF-serum IgA ratios above 0.0051 were seen in patients with neurologic complications. Our preliminary data may signal early CNS involvement in multiple myeloma.
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In patients with transplant-eligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, induction therapy with a quadruplet regimen prior to autologous transplant is the standard of care. The phase III IFM2020-02-MIDAS study (NCT04934475) assessed a minimal residual disease (MRD)-driven consolidation and maintenance strategy following induction with isatuximab, carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (IsaKRD). Here, we report safety and efficacy outcomes of six 28-day cycles of IsaKRD.
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Department of Hematology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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Department of Clinical Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT), Command Hospital, Lucknow, IND.
Background: There is no standard treatment to accelerate recovery from melphalan-induced thrombocytopenia in multiple myeloma (MM) patients undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). Romiplostim, a thrombopoietin receptor agonist, has been developed to upregulate platelet production.
Objective: This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of romiplostim in reducing platelet transfusions post-ASCT in MM patients.
Int J Hematol
January 2025
Department of Dermatology, Ogawa Red Cross Hospital, 1525 Ogawa, Ogawa-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama, 355-0397, Japan.
Clin Cancer Res
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Bristol-Myers Squibb (United States), Summit, New Jersey, United States.
Purpose: Orvacabtagene autoleucel (orva-cel; JCARH125), a CAR T-cell therapy targeting B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA), was evaluated in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) patients in the EVOLVE phase 1/2 study (NCT03430011). We applied a modified piecewise model to characterize orva-cel transgene kinetics and assessed the impact of various covariates on its pharmacokinetics (PK).
Experimental Design: The population PK analysis included 159 patients from the EVOLVE study.
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