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ReviewTherapeutic advances in hematology2024

Targeting B-cell maturation antigen for treatment and monitoring of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma patients: a comprehensive review.

David Yashar, Bernard Regidor, Marissa-Skye Goldwater, Sean Bujarski, Ashley Del Dosso, James R Berenson

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Review in Therapeutic advances in hematology, 2024. 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

David YasharBerenson Cancer Center, West Hollywood, CA, USA.
Bernard RegidorBerenson Cancer Center, West Hollywood, CA, USA.
Marissa-Skye GoldwaterONCOtracker, West Hollywood, CA, USA.
Sean BujarskiBerenson Cancer Center, West Hollywood, CA, USA.
Ashley Del DossoONCOtherapeutics, West Hollywood, CA, USA.
James R BerensonInstitute for Myeloma & Bone Cancer Research, 9201 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1587-6104

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite major therapeutic advancements in recent years, multiple myeloma (MM) remains an incurable disease with nearly all patients experiencing relapsed and refractory disease over the course of treatment. Extending the duration and durability of clinical responses will necessitate the development of therapeutics with novel targets that are capable of robustly and specifically eliminating myeloma cells. B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) is a membrane-bound protein expressed predominantly on malignant plasma cells and has recently been the target of several novel therapeutics to treat MM patients. This review will focus on recently approved and currently in development agents that target this protein, including bispecific antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, and chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies. In addition, this protein also serves as a novel serum biomarker to predict outcomes and monitor disease status for MM patients; the studies demonstrating this use of BCMA will be discussed in detail.

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B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)bispecific antibodiesCchimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapiesmultiple myelomaserum BCMA

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PMID39290982
PMCPMC11406639

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