ReviewAnnals of hematology2022
Anti-CD38 antibody therapy for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma: differential mechanisms of action and recent clinical trial outcomes.
Review in Annals of hematology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.
- First-Line treatment for transplant-ineligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: a Bayesian network meta-analysis of efficacy, safety, and high-risk subgroups.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
- Clinical outcomes associated with anti-CD38-based retreatment in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma: a systematic literature review.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Cluster of differentiation 38 monoclonal antibody therapy in the treatment of multiple myeloma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of isatuximab subcutaneous plus carfilzomib and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma: results of the Phase 2 study IZALCO.Blood cancer journal · 2025Trial
- Isatuximab, lenalidomide, dexamethasone and bortezomib in transplant-ineligible multiple myeloma: the randomized phase 3 BENEFIT trial.Nature medicine · 2024Trial
- Isatuximab plus carfilzomib and dexamethasone in patients with earlyHaematologica · 2024Trial
- CD8Blood neoplasia · 2026Article
- Prognostic Significance of Cell-Free DNA Derived 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine Signatures in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma.JCO precision oncology · 2026Article
- Isatuximab: A Review in Transplant-Ineligible Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma.Targeted oncology · 2026Review
- Salvage or Second Autologous SCT in Relapsed Multiple Myeloma (2016-2026): A Decade in Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Review
- Regulating the regulators via targeting CD38 in the tumor microenvironment.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Targeting the proteasome in cancer therapy: development and future opportunities in natural products.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- Modulating CD38 enzymatic activity during antibody-based immunotherapy in multiple myeloma: a basic science perspective.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- One tool, multiple gains: anti-CD38 therapy in antibody-mediated rejection.Clinical kidney journal · 2025Article
- Non-Competitive Binding of Isatuximab and Daratumumab to CD38: Implications for Targeted Therapy in Multiple Myeloma.Pharmaceutics · 2025Article
- Haematopoietic ageing in health and lifespan.Nature cell biology · 2025Review
- Efficacy and safety of isatuximab monotherapy to treat relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma: a pooled analysis of clinical trials.Annals of hematology · 2025Article
- Consensus Guidelines and Recommendations for the anti-CD38-based Therapy in Clinical Practice for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma: From the Pan-Pacific Multiple Myeloma Working Group.Clinical hematology international · 2025Review
- Monoclonal anti-CD38 therapy in human myeloma: retrospects and prospects.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Efficacy and safety of anti-CD38 monoclonal antibodies-based therapy versus standard therapy in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Therapeutic advances in hematology · 2025Article
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Abstract
CD38 is a transmembrane glycoprotein that functions both as a receptor and an ectoenzyme, playing key roles in the regulation of calcium signaling and migration of immune cells to tumor microenvironments. High expression on multiple myeloma (MM) cells and limited expression on normal cells makes CD38 an ideal target for the treatment of MM patients. Two monoclonal antibodies directed at CD38, isatuximab and daratumumab, are available for use in patients with relapsed and/or refractory MM (RRMM); daratumumab is also approved in newly diagnosed MM and light-chain amyloidosis. Clinical experience has shown that anti-CD38 antibody therapy is transforming treatment of MM owing to its anti-myeloma efficacy and manageable safety profile. Isatuximab and daratumumab possess similarities and differences in their mechanisms of action, likely imparted by their binding to distinct, non-overlapping epitopes on the CD38 molecule. In this review, we present the mechanistic properties of these two antibodies and outline available evidence on their abilities to induce adaptive immune responses and modulate the bone marrow niche in MM. Further, we discuss differences in regulatory labeling between these two agents and analyze recent key clinical trial results, including evidence in patients with underlying renal impairment and other poor prognostic factors. Finally, we describe the limited existing evidence for the use of isatuximab or daratumumab after disease progression on prior anti-CD38 mono- or combination therapy, highlighting the need for additional clinical evaluations to define optimal anti-CD38 antibody therapy selection and sequencing in RRMM.
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