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ReviewBlood cancer discovery2021

Bispecific Antibodies in Multiple Myeloma: Present and Future.

Guido Lancman, Dahniel L Sastow, Hearn J Cho, Sundar Jagannath, Deepu Madduri, Samir S Parekh, Shambavi Richard, Joshua Richter, Larysa Sanchez, Ajai Chari

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In one paragraph

Review in Blood cancer discovery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
56citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
11.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

56 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 95 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Clinical tumor lysis syndrome associated with elranatamab in relapsed multiple myeloma: a case reportRevista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina) · 2026
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  18. T-Cell Engagers In Multiple Myeloma: A Clinical Review.Blood and lymphatic cancer : targets and therapy · 2025
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  20. Targeting GPRC5D for multiple myeloma therapy.Journal of hematology & oncology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Guido Lancman *Tisch Cancer Insitute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0002-9775-7127
Dahniel L Sastow *Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
Hearn J ChoTisch Cancer Insitute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0003-4481-5757
Sundar JagannathTisch Cancer Insitute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
Deepu MadduriTisch Cancer Insitute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
Samir S ParekhTisch Cancer Insitute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
Shambavi RichardTisch Cancer Insitute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
Joshua RichterTisch Cancer Insitute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
Larysa SanchezTisch Cancer Insitute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
Ajai ChariTisch Cancer Insitute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York. ajai.chari@mountsinai.org.ORCID 0000-0002-0405-7480
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite many recent advances in therapy, there is still no plateau in overall survival curves in multiple myeloma. Bispecific antibodies are a novel immunotherapeutic approach designed to bind antigens on malignant plasma cells and cytotoxic immune effector cells. Early-phase clinical trials targeting B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA), GPRC5D, and FcRH5 have demonstrated a favorable safety profile, with mainly low-grade cytokine release syndrome, cytopenias, and infections. Although dose escalation is ongoing in several studies, early efficacy data show response rates in the most active dose cohorts between 61% and 83% with many deep responses; however, durability remains to be established. Further clinical trial data are eagerly anticipated. SIGNIFICANCE: Overall survival of triple-class refractory multiple myeloma remains poor. Bispecific antibodies are a novel immunotherapeutic modality with a favorable safety profile and impressive preliminary efficacy in heavily treated patients. Although more data are needed, bispecifics will likely become an integral part of the multiple myeloma treatment paradigm in the near future. Studies in earlier lines of therapy and in combination with other active anti-multiple myeloma agents will help further define the role of bispecifics in multiple myeloma.

Indexed as

Antibodies, BispecificImmunoconjugatesMultiple MyelomaB-Cell Maturation AntigenHumansPlasma CellsAntibodies, BispecificB-Cell Maturation AntigenImmunoconjugates

Identifiers

PMID34661161
PMCPMC8510808
OpenAlexW3195221202

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