Preliminary data suggest that patients with both MM and WM show impaired serologic responses following COVID-19 vaccines, with more severe impairment of COVID-19 S-protein antibody responses observed in the Waldenström macroglobulinemia cohort, and mRNA-1273 eliciting higher responses than other vaccines. Read More ›

Results of a multicohort, phase 1/2 study indicated that the novel cereblon E3 ligase modulator iberdomide plus dexamethasone and daratumumab, bortezomib, or carfilzomib was associated with a tolerable safety profile and promising antitumor activity in patients with heavily pretreated RRMM. Read More ›

Results of the CARDAMON trial indicate that, although carfilzomib maintenance was feasible and yielded higher MRD negativity rates at 6 months with ASCT than with consolidation, it was associated with a higher incidence of grade ≥3 adverse events and discontinuations after ASCT. Read More ›

Interim analysis results of the phase 3 MAIA trial demonstrated that frontline daratumumab plus lenalidomide/dexamethasone provided OS benefit compared with lenalidomide/dexamethasone in patients with NDMM ineligible for stem-cell transplantation. Read More ›

In the CARTITUDE-2 cohort A that included patients with MM who had received 1 to 3 previous lines of therapy and were lenalidomide-refractory, a single infusion of cilta-cel CAR T-cell therapy produced early and deep responses, with a manageable safety profile. Read More ›

Initial primary analysis results of the ongoing phase 3 GMMG-HD7 trial demonstrated that the addition of isa­tuximab to the standard-of-care RVd regimen was associated with superior MRD negativity rates after induction, and the regimen was not accompanied by emergence of new safety signals or early discontinuation. Read More ›

The International Myeloma Working Group developed evidence-based clinical practice recommendations for the treatment of RRMM, with the goal to help guide real-world clinical practice and improve patient outcomes. Read More ›

Longer-term data from the DREAMM-2 trial confirmed the sustained clinical activity of the anti–B-cell maturation antigen antibody–drug conjugate belantamab mafodotin in heavily pretreated patients with RRMM, with no emergence of new safety signals. Read More ›

A single dose of ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel), an investigational B-cell maturation antigen–directed CAR T-cell therapy, resulted in early, deep, and durable responses in heavily pretreated patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, according to updated results from the phase 1b/2 CARTITUDE-1 clinical trial. These findings were reported by Saad Zafar Usmani, MD, FACP, Director, Plasma Cell Disorder Program, and Director, Clinical Research in Hematologic Malignancies, Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte, NC, at the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2021 virtual annual meeting. Read More ›

The following clinical trials represent a selection of key studies currently recruiting patients with multiple myeloma for inclusion in investigations of new therapies and new regimens of existing treatments for the disease. Each clinical trial description includes the NLM Identifier to be used as a reference with ClinicalTrials.gov. This information can help oncology practice managers and providers direct eligible patients to one of these clinical trials. Read More ›