ReviewCancers2023
Bispecific Antibodies in Multiple Myeloma: Opportunities to Enhance Efficacy and Improve Safety.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and safety of bispecific antibodies therapy for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective clinical trials.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Pooled it
- Clinical Benefit of Multiple Myeloma Drugs at Regulatory Approval in Brazil, Europe, and the USA: A Retrospective Cohort Study (2003-2024).Clinical drug investigation · 2026Article
- Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Therapeutic Characterization of Multiple Myeloma Patients (CharisMMa Study) with Symptomatic Relapse and/or Refractory Disease: An Observational, Multicenter Study in Portugal.Hematology reports · 2026Article
- Bispecific and multispecific immune engagers for redirecting innate and adaptive immunity against hematologic cancers.Discover oncology · 2026Review
- Practical recommendations for infectious prophylaxis and vaccination in multiple myeloma patients.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Establishing Barriers to and Enablers of Nurse-Enabled Subcutaneous Therapy Self-Administration Programs for Patients With Myeloma: Protocol for a Qualitative Descriptive Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Leveraging quantitative systems pharmacology modeling for elranatamab regimen optimization in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.NPJ systems biology and applications · 2025Article
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- Outcomes of Melflufen Treatment in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma.European journal of haematology · 2025Article
- Treatment patterns and clinical outcomes for multiple myeloma in Korean patients: a database study.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Construction of tetravalent bispecific Tandab (CD3/BCMA)-secreting human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells and its efficiency in the treatment of multiple myeloma.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Article
- Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for High/Ultra High-Risk Multiple Myeloma.Journal of hematology · 2025Article
- CD34International journal of hematology · 2025Article
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- Updates on Therapeutic Strategies in the Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma.Cancers · 2024Review
- Bispecific antibodies for multiple myeloma: past, present and future.International journal of hematology · 2024Review
- Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta in a patient treated with cevostamab.JAAD case reports · 2024Article
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- SEETrials: Leveraging large language models for safety and efficacy extraction in oncology clinical trials.Informatics in medicine unlocked · 2024Article
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Abstract
Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common haematological neoplasm of adults in the Western world. Overall survival has doubled since the advent of proteosome inhibitors (PIs), immunomodulatory agents (IMiDs), and monoclonal antibodies. However, patients with adverse cytogenetics or high-risk disease as determined by the Revised International Staging System (R-ISS) continue to have poorer outcomes, and triple-refractory patients have a median survival of less than 1 year. Bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) commonly bind to a tumour epitope along with CD3 on T-cells, leading to T-cell activation and tumour cell killing. These treatments show great promise in MM patients, with the first agent, teclistamab, receiving regulatory approval in 2022. Their potential utility is hampered by the immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment (TME), a hallmark of MM, which may limit efficacy, and by undesirable adverse events, including cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and infections, some of which may be fatal. In this review, we first consider the means of enhancing the efficacy of BsAbs in MM. These include combining BsAbs with other drugs that ameliorate the effect of the immunosuppressive TME, improving target availability, the use of BsAbs directed against multiple target antigens, and the optimal time in the treatment pathway to employ BsAbs. We then discuss methods to improve safety, focusing on reducing infection rates associated with treatment-induced hypogammaglobulinaemia, and decreasing the frequency and severity of CRS. BsAbs offer a highly-active therapeutic option in MM. Improving the efficacy and safety profiles of these agents may enable more patients to benefit from these novel therapies and improve outcomes for patients with high-risk disease.
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