Mechanism of action of immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDS) in multiple myeloma

H Quach, D Ritchie, AK Stewart, P Neeson, S Harrison… - Leukemia, 2010 - nature.com
Immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) are thalidomide analogues, which possess pleiotropic anti-
myeloma properties including immune-modulation, anti-angiogenic, anti-inflammatory and …

Immunomodulatory drugs in multiple myeloma: mechanisms of action and clinical experience

SA Holstein, PL McCarthy - Drugs, 2017 - Springer
Over the last two decades, the outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma, a plasma cell
malignancy, have dramatically improved. The development of the immunomodulatory drugs …

The application and biology of immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) in cancer

B Pan, S Lentzsch - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2012 - Elsevier
Immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) have been used in hematologic malignancies for the last
decade. However, the mechanism of action of IMiDs is largely unknown. Here we provide a …

Mechanism of immunomodulatory drugs' action in the treatment of multiple myeloma

X Chang, Y Zhu, C Shi, AK Stewart - Acta Biochim Biophys Sin, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Although immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs), such as thalidomide, lenalidomide, and
pomalidomide, are widely used in the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM), the molecular …

Understanding the role of T-cells in the antimyeloma effect of immunomodulatory drugs

C D'Souza, HM Prince, PJ Neeson - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) are effective treatments for patients with multiple myeloma.
IMiDs have pleotropic effects including targeting the myeloma cells directly, and improving …

Can we change the disease biology of multiple myeloma?

I Borrello - Leukemia research, 2012 - Elsevier
Despite improvements in disease management, multiple myeloma (MM) remains incurable.
Conventional treatment methods are unsatisfactory, leading to a pattern of regression and …

Apoptotic signaling induced by immunomodulatory thalidomide analogs in human multiple myeloma cells: therapeutic implications

N Mitsiades, CS Mitsiades, V Poulaki… - Blood, The Journal …, 2002 - ashpublications.org
Thalidomide (Thal) achieves responses even in the setting of refractory multiple myeloma
(MM). Although increased angiogenesis in MM bone marrow and the antiangiogenic effect …

Overcoming the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in multiple myeloma

FM Uckun - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This article provides a comprehensive review of new and emerging
treatment strategies against multiple myeloma that employ precision medicines and/or drugs …

Enhancement of cytokine production and AP-1 transcriptional activity in T cells by thalidomide-related immunomodulatory drugs

PH Schafer, AK Gandhi, MA Loveland, RS Chen… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2003 - ASPET
CC-4047 (Actimid) and CC-5013 (Revimid) belong to a class of thalidomide analogs
collectively known as the immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs), which are currently being …

Molecular mechanisms whereby immunomodulatory drugs activate natural killer cells: clinical application

T Hayashi, T Hideshima, M Akiyama… - British journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Thalidomide and immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs), which target multiple myeloma (MM)
cells and the bone marrow microenvironment, can overcome drug resistance. These agents …