Multiple Myeloma

FDA Approves Bristol Myers Squibb’s Reblozyl as First-Line Treatment of Anemia in Adults with Lower-Risk MDS Who May Require Transfusions Bristol Myers Squibb announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Reblozyl® (luspatercept-aamt) for the treatment of anemia in adult patients with very l...

Step aside, CAR-Ts; with three FDA approvals, the class of bispecific antibodies has begun to take on the relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma treatment segment. Currently, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized 10 bispecific antibodies and one bispecific molecule, the majority of which are a...

FDA Clears J&J’s 2-in-1 Tablet for Prostate Cancer Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies stated that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved AKEEGA (niraparib and abiraterone acetate), the first-and-only dual-action tablet combining a PARP inhibitor including abiraterone ace...

Multiple myeloma is the second most prevalent blood cancer diagnosis in the United States, after non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Males are significantly more likely than females to have multiple myeloma. Myeloma incidence is highly tied to age, with older adults having the highest incidence rates and being diagnosed most fre...

Over the years, REVLIMID has become an integral weapon in the cancer therapeutics’ armory. This odyssey of REVLIMID in the multiple myeloma segment began in 2005, when it was approved by the US FDA for the treatment of adult patients with multiple myeloma, in combination with dexamethasone.  As the wise say...

Measurable or Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) is a term often used when treating patients with blood cancers. MRD is a small number of cancer cells left in the body after cancer treatment, and these cells can potentially cause relapse in these patients. The number of remaining cells is often too small to cause any s...

Leo Pharma Announces Positive Results of Phase III Hand Eczema Clinical Trial LEO Pharma A/S, a global leader in medical dermatology, announced that the DELTA 2 trial yielded positive results. DELTA 2 is the second of two pivotal phase III clinical trials involving delgocitinib cream, an investigational topical ...

FDA Approves Eli Lilly’s Jaypirca for Relapsed Mantle Cell Lymphoma Eli Lilly has received FDA approval for Jaypirca, a non-covalent BTK inhibitor, in relapsed mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) patients who have relapsed after treatment with other drugs in the class. Adult MCL patients who have previously received at l...

Amgen Reports Promising Mid-stage Results for its Olpasiran Candidate  Amgen has reported encouraging mid-stage results for its olpasiran candidate for lowering lipoprotein(a) - a risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease - and now plans to move forward with a phase III program as soon as possi...

Actinium Announces Positive Top-line Results from Pivotal Phase III SIERRA Trial of Iomab-B Actinium Pharma is on track to submit its targeted radiotherapy for AML patients requiring a bone marrow transplant in the United States, boosted by top-line data from a pivotal trial. The SIERRA trial of Iomab-B, an anti...