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Trial reportThe oncologist2021

EMA Review of Isatuximab in Combination with Pomalidomide and Dexamethasone for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma.

Julio Delgado, Malgorzata Zienowicz, Paula Boudewina van Hennik, Alexandre Moreau, Christian Gisselbrecht, Harald Enzmann, Francesco Pignatti

Open access · bronzeAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in The oncologist, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Julio DelgadoOncology and Hematology Office, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-5157-4376
Malgorzata ZienowiczOncology and Hematology Office, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Paula Boudewina van HennikCommitte for Medicinal Products for Human Use, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Alexandre MoreauCommitte for Medicinal Products for Human Use, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Christian GisselbrechtHopital Saint Louis, Paris, France.
Harald EnzmannCommitte for Medicinal Products for Human Use, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Francesco PignattiOncology and Hematology Office, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
European Medicines Agency · NLFederal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices · DEHôpital Saint-Louis · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Isatuximab is a monoclonal antibody that binds to the human CD38 antigen. On May 30, 2020, a marketing authorization valid through the European Union (EU) was issued for isatuximab in combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone (IsaPd) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed and refractory (RR) multiple myeloma (MM). The recommended dose of isatuximab was 10 mg/kg, administered intravenously weekly at cycle 1 and then biweekly in subsequent 28-day cycles. Isatuximab was evaluated in a phase III, open-label, multicenter, randomized trial that randomly allocated IsaPd versus pomalidomide plus dexamethasone (Pd) to adult patients with RR MM. The primary endpoint of the trial was progression-free survival, as assessed by an independent review committee, which was superior for the IsaPd arm (hazard ratio, 0.596; 95% confidence interval, 0.436-0.814; p = .001) compared with the Pd arm. Treatment with IsaPd led to higher incidences of treatment-related adverse events (AEs), grade ≥ 3 AEs, and serious AEs compared with Pd treatment. Most frequently observed AEs that occurred more often in the IsaPd arm were infusion-related reactions, infections, respiratory AEs, neutropenia (including neutropenic complications), and thrombocytopenia. The aim of this article is to summarize the scientific review of the application leading to regulatory approval in the EU. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Isatuximab was approved in the European Union, in combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone, for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma who have already received therapy but whose disease did not respond or relapsed afterward. The addition of isatuximab resulted in a clinically meaningful and significant prolongation of the time from treatment initiation to further disease relapse or patient's death. The safety profile was considered acceptable, and the benefit-risk ratio was determined to be positive.

Indexed as

Multiple MyelomaNeutropeniaAdultAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedDexamethasoneHumansThalidomideAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedDexamethasoneisatuximabpomalidomideThalidomideDexamethasoneEMA • Anti-CD38 antibodyIsatuximabMultiple myelomaPomalidomide

Identifiers

PMID34213061
PMCPMC8571773
OpenAlexW3175011105

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