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ReviewCurrent hematologic malignancy reports2019

Immunotherapeutic Approaches for Multiple Myeloma: Where Are We Now?

Myo Htut

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Review in Current hematologic malignancy reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Myo HtutDepartment of Hematology/Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, 1500 E Duarte Rd, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA. mhtut@coh.org.
City Of Hope National Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThe treatment landscape for multiple myeloma has evolved rapidly with the availability of multiple new drugs; however, although patient survival has improved, the disease remains incurable. Multiple myeloma is characterized by the unregulated growth of malignant plasma cells accompanied by immune dysfunction as well as disrupted immune surveillance mechanisms. Here, we analyze clinical modalities, with a focus on monoclonal antibodies and adoptive cellular therapy that enhance patients' immune systems and overcome these defects. RECENT

findingsEarly clinical trials with PD-1 inhibitors were promising, but randomized phase III trials with immunomodulatory drugs showed increased toxicities. Monoclonal antibodies targeting surface antigens led to substantial clinical efficiency in relapsed myeloma. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy for multiple myeloma represents a significant advance, as exciting and dramatic responses in early clinical trials have been seen. Immunotherapeutic approaches are promising and can augment or replace the current standard of care, with the potential to offer extended survival for myeloma patients.

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HumansImmunotherapyMultiple MyelomaAdoptive cellular therapyCAR T cellsCheckpoint inhibitorsmAbsMultiple myelomaVaccine

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PMID30666505
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