Multiple myeloma with high-risk cytogenetics and its treatment approach

I Hanamura - International Journal of Hematology, 2022 - Springer
Despite substantial advances in anti-myeloma treatments, early recurrence and death
remain an issue in certain subpopulations. Cytogenetic abnormalities (CAs) are the most …

Second revision of the International Staging System (R2-ISS) for overall survival in multiple myeloma: a European Myeloma Network (EMN) report within the …

M D'agostino, DA Cairns, JJ Lahuerta… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) show heterogeneous
outcomes, and approximately 60% of them are at intermediate-risk according to the Revised …

How I treat high-risk multiple myeloma

E Zamagni, S Barbato, M Cavo - Blood, The Journal of the …, 2022 - ashpublications.org
Survival of multiple myeloma (MM) has significantly improved over the past decade;
however, a composed group of patients (15% to 20%), named high-risk (HR) MM, still …

Daratumumab, cyclophosphamide, bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone as induction and extended consolidation improves outcome in ultra-high-risk …

MF Kaiser, A Hall, K Walker, A Sherborne… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE The multicenter OPTIMUM (MUKnine) phase II trial investigated daratumumab,
low-dose cyclophosphamide, lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone (Dara-CVRd) …

Daratumumab in transplant-eligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: final analysis of clinically relevant subgroups in GRIFFIN

A Chari, JL Kaufman, J Laubach, DW Sborov… - Blood cancer …, 2024 - nature.com
The randomized, phase 2 GRIFFIN study (NCT02874742) evaluated daratumumab plus
lenalidomide/bortezomib/dexamethasone (D-RVd) in transplant-eligible newly diagnosed …

High-dose melphalan treatment significantly increases mutational burden at relapse in multiple myeloma

MK Samur, M Roncador, A Aktas Samur, M Fulciniti… - Blood, 2023 - ashpublications.org
High-dose melphalan (HDM) improves progression-free survival in multiple myeloma (MM),
yet melphalan is a DNA-damaging alkylating agent; therefore, we assessed its mutational …

Revisiting the role of alkylating agents in multiple myeloma: Up-to-date evidence and future perspectives

BA Costa, TH Mouhieddine, RJ Ortiz… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Elsevier
From the 1960s to the early 2000s, alkylating agents (eg, melphalan, cyclophosphamide,
and bendamustine) remained a key component of standard therapy for newly-diagnosed or …

Experts' consensus on the definition and management of high risk multiple myeloma

C Marcon, V Simeon, P Deias, G Facchin… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
High risk multiple myeloma (HRMM) at diagnosis is currently recognized according to the
Revised International Staging System (R-ISS) which was set up in 2015. Since then, new …

Association of IMWG frailty score with health-related quality of life profile of patients with relapsed refractory multiple myeloma in Italy and the UK: a GIMEMA …

F Efficace, G Gaidano, MT Petrucci… - The Lancet Healthy …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background The clinical management of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple
myeloma is challenging and there is a paucity of tools to help clinicians make more informed …

Perspectives on the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma

A Rafae, F van Rhee, S Al Hadidi - The Oncologist, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The treatment of multiple myeloma has evolved significantly over the past few decades with
the development of novel therapeutics. The introduction of proteasome inhibitors …