<ѻý>Cancer Drug Shortages for Kids; Pharma Agrees to Price Talks; Catch-Up on Screeningѻý> News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Sep 28, 2023
<ѻý>Stem-Cell Mobilization Booster Wins FDA Approval for Multiple Myelomaѻý> Motixafortide plus filgrastim increased adequate harvest rate from 9.5% to 67.5% Sep 11, 2023
<ѻý>Microdevices for Glioma; Cervical Adenocarcinoma Test; Language Gaps and Cancer Careѻý> News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Sep 07, 2023
<ѻý>Novel Oral Tx Shows Early Promise in Relapsed/Refractory Myelomaѻý> Mezigdomide led to 41% response rate in heavily pretreated patients Aug 30, 2023
<ѻý>Nurse Suspected of Poisoning; Hospital Mask Mandates Return; Congressman's Cancer Dxѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Aug 30, 2023
<ѻý>WHO Links Sweetener to Cancer; Younger-Age CRC Risk; PCOS and Ovarian Cancerѻý> News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jun 29, 2023
<ѻý>New Agents for Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma Impress in Early-Stage Clinical Trialsѻý> High rates of deep, durable response with bispecific antibody, rapidly produced CAR T-cell agents Jun 05, 2023
<ѻý>CAR-T Tops Standard Care in Heavily Pretreated Lenalidomide-Refractory Myelomaѻý> Ciltacabtagene autoleucel improved progression-free survival versus two standard triplets Jun 05, 2023
<ѻý>Novel Antibody Induces Durable Responses in Heavily Pretreated Myelomaѻý> Overall response rate of 90% in patients who received highest doses of REGN5459 Apr 18, 2023
<ѻý>Novel 'Off the Shelf' CAR-T Product Shows Promise in Myelomaѻý> Researchers say safety, efficacy of ALLO-715 comparable to autologous anti-BCMA products Feb 02, 2023
<ѻý>Off-the-Shelf T-Cell Therapy Effective Against Viral Infections After Allo-HCTѻý> Produced an antiviral response in 95% of patients with six different types of infection Jan 13, 2023
<ѻý>Talquetamab Offers New Hope in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myelomaѻý> Bispecific antibody achieves "incredible" response rates over 70% in heavily pretreated patients Dec 11, 2022
<ѻý>Rigid In-Hospital Diet Offers No Advantage in Patients After HSCTѻý> "We should eliminate these silly neutropenic diets," expert says Dec 10, 2022
<ѻý>Lenalidomide-Induced Second Cancer Risk Limited to Multiple Myelomaѻý> No increased risk to patients with other hematologic malignancies, meta-analysis shows Nov 02, 2022
<ѻý>FDA Broadens Options for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma With Teclistamabѻý> Bispecific antibody achieved durable responses in a majority of heavily pretreated patients Oct 25, 2022
<ѻý>Anti-BCMA-Based Regimen Impresses in Relapsed/Refractory Myelomaѻý> Belamaf plus lenalidomide-dexamethasone achieved encouraging responses Sep 30, 2022
<ѻý>'Unparalleled Times' in Hematology, but Workforce Issues Persistѻý> "This is the most exciting time ever" to be a hematologist, says ASH President Jane Winter, MD Sep 26, 2022 video
<ѻý>What's on Tap at the Society of Hematologic Oncology's 10th Annual Meetingѻý> Emphasis on novel biological approaches in treating patients with hematologic malignancies Sep 26, 2022
<ѻý>Bispecific Antibody Active in Heavily Treated Multiple Myelomaѻý> Responses in 60% of patients who had received a median of five prior lines of therapy Aug 30, 2022
<ѻý>Studies Reinforce Prognostic Role for Circulating Tumor Cells in Myelomaѻý> At higher levels, different cutoffs show at least a doubling of PFS, OS hazard ratios Jun 13, 2022
<ѻý>Myeloma Trial Supports 'Personalized Approach' to Upfront Transplantѻý> DETERMINATION confirms benefit in triple-therapy setting, but suggests timing can be tailored Jun 06, 2022
<ѻý>Unprecedented PFS Improvement in Relapsed Multiple Myelomaѻý> Three-year median with addition of isatuximab to proteasome inhibitor backbone May 26, 2022
<ѻý>Elotuzumab Combination Disappoints in Newly Diagnosed Myelomaѻý> Study failed to replicate positive results seen in relapsed/refractory setting May 11, 2022
<ѻý>Allo-Transplant With Omidubicel Hints at Longer-Term Benefits Tooѻý> "Viable" option for patients eligible for umbilical cord blood transplantation, investigator says Apr 27, 2022
<ѻý>Myeloma at Younger Age Shortens Lifespan Despite Lengthy Overall Survivalѻý> Disease characteristics, prognostic factors similar to those of older patients Jan 04, 2022
<ѻý>Induction Isatuximab-RVd Combo Boosts MRD Negativity in Multiple Myelomaѻý> Half of newly diagnosed, transplant-eligible patients reached minimal residual disease negativity Dec 12, 2021
<ѻý>Case of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms in Myeloma Patient After CAR-T Productѻý> FDA advises monitoring patients after T-cell infusion for signs, symptoms of neurotoxicity Dec 10, 2021
<ѻý>Is Multiple Myeloma a Greater Threat to Black Patients?ѻý> Incidence and treatment disparities combined with a heightened COVID risk is cause for concern Nov 11, 2021
<ѻý>Rare Case of Multiple Myeloma in Teenage Girlѻý> Successful use of affordable induction therapy with autologous stem cell transplantation Nov 09, 2021
<ѻý>Myeloma Drug Pulled From Market Just Months After Approvalѻý> Data from confirmatory trial failed to make a compelling case for full FDA approval Oct 22, 2021
<ѻý>No Survival Benefit With All-Oral Regimen for Relapsed/Refractory Myelomaѻý> Prolonging PFS a positive, as advances make OS improvement harder to achieve Jun 18, 2021
<ѻý>Charles Grodin's Death From Multiple Myelomaѻý> A look at the beloved actor's highly treatable but rarely curable disease Jun 02, 2021
<ѻý>Three-Drug Regimen Reduces Myeloma Treatment Burdenѻý> Efficacy maintained with addition of SQ daratumumab to pomalidomide, dexamethasone Dec 04, 2020
<ѻý>FDA OKs Anti-BCMA Drug for Multiple Myelomaѻý> Accelerated approval for belantamab mafodotin after four other therapies Aug 06, 2020
<ѻý>Cancer Immunotherapy Tied to Severe COVID-19 Outcomesѻý> Nearly threefold increased risk of hospitalization, severe respiratory illness Jun 25, 2020
<ѻý>New Standard for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma?ѻý> Triplet regimen significantly extended median PFS versus doublet in IKEMA study Jun 15, 2020
<ѻý>High Marks for CAR T Cells in R/R Myelomaѻý> Response rates of 70-100% with BCMA-targeted products for heavily treated disease Jun 03, 2020
<ѻý>VRd Still Reigns in Newly Diagnosed Myelomaѻý> KRd fails to prove superiority in head-to-head trial Jun 01, 2020
<ѻý>COVID-19 Mortality Spikes in Patients With Lung, Blood Cancersѻý> Those with metastatic disease also at special risk for poor outcomes Apr 28, 2020
<ѻý>DOAC Works in Cancer-Related VTE, No Tradeoff in Bleedsѻý> Apixaban monotherapy matches dalteparin in non-inferiority trial Mar 29, 2020