Multiple myeloma: Available therapies and causes of drug resistance

V Pinto, R Bergantim, HR Caires, H Seca… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common blood cancer. Treatments for MM
include corticosteroids, alkylating agents, anthracyclines, proteasome inhibitors …

Evolving cancer–niche interactions and therapeutic targets during bone metastasis

RL Satcher, XHF Zhang - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Many cancer types metastasize to bone. This propensity may be a product of genetic traits of
the primary tumour in some cancers. Upon arrival, cancer cells establish interactions with …

Daratumumab, lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone for transplant-eligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: the GRIFFIN trial

PM Voorhees, JL Kaufman, J Laubach… - Blood, The Journal …, 2020 - ashpublications.org
Lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone (RVd) followed by autologous stem cell
transplantation (ASCT) is standard frontline therapy for transplant-eligible patients with …

Autologous haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation versus bortezomib–melphalan–prednisone, with or without bortezomib–lenalidomide–dexamethasone …

M Cavo, F Gay, M Beksac, L Pantani… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background The emergence of highly active novel agents has led some to question the role
of autologous haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) and subsequent …

Teclistamab is an active T cell–redirecting bispecific antibody against B-cell maturation antigen for multiple myeloma

K Pillarisetti, G Powers, L Luistro, A Babich… - Blood …, 2020 - ashpublications.org
B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA), a member of the tumor necrosis factor family of receptors,
is predominantly expressed on the surface of terminally differentiated B cells. BCMA is …

Safety and effectiveness of weekly carfilzomib, lenalidomide, dexamethasone, and daratumumab combination therapy for patients with newly diagnosed multiple …

O Landgren, M Hultcrantz, B Diamond… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Recently, the benefit of adding daratumumab to the proteasome inhibitor–based,
3-drug combination of bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone for patients with …

Comparison of next-generation sequencing (NGS) and next-generation flow (NGF) for minimal residual disease (MRD) assessment in multiple myeloma

A Medina, N Puig, J Flores-Montero, C Jimenez… - Blood cancer …, 2020 - nature.com
Detecting persistent minimal residual disease (MRD) allows the identification of patients with
an increased risk of relapse and death. In this study, we have evaluated MRD 3 months after …

Management of patients with multiple myeloma beyond the clinical-trial setting: understanding the balance between efficacy, safety and tolerability, and quality of life

E Terpos, J Mikhael, R Hajek, A Chari… - Blood cancer …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Treatment options in multiple myeloma (MM) are increasing with the introduction of
complex multi-novel-agent-based regimens investigated in randomized clinical trials …

Anti‐CD19 and anti‐BCMA CAR T cell therapy followed by lenalidomide maintenance after autologous stem‐cell transplantation for high‐risk newly diagnosed …

X Shi, L Yan, J Shang, L Kang, Z Yan… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Few prospective studies have examined posttransplant chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T
cell infusion as candidates for front‐line consolidation therapy for high‐risk multiple …

Repurposing old drugs to fight multidrug resistant cancers

J Dinić, T Efferth, AT García-Sosa, J Grahovac… - Drug Resistance …, 2020 - Elsevier
Overcoming multidrug resistance represents a major challenge for cancer treatment. In the
search for new chemotherapeutics to treat malignant diseases, drug repurposing gained a …