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ReviewEuropean journal of haematology2025

Talquetamab in Multiple Myeloma: Efficacy, Safety, and Future Directions.

Caterina Labanca, Enrica Antonia Martino, Ernesto Vigna, Antonella Bruzzese, Francesco Mendicino, Eugenio Lucia, Virginia Olivito, Noemi Puccio, Antonino Neri, Fortunato Morabito and 1 more

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Review in European journal of haematology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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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

11 authors.

Caterina LabancaHematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Annunziata, Cosenza, Italy.
Enrica Antonia MartinoHematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Annunziata, Cosenza, Italy.
Ernesto VignaHematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Annunziata, Cosenza, Italy.
Antonella BruzzeseHematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Annunziata, Cosenza, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9456-2404
Francesco MendicinoHematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Annunziata, Cosenza, Italy.
Eugenio LuciaHematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Annunziata, Cosenza, Italy.
Virginia OlivitoHematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Annunziata, Cosenza, Italy.
Noemi PuccioLaboratorio di Ricerca Traslazionale Azienda USL-IRCSS Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Antonino NeriScientific Directorate IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Fortunato MorabitoGruppo Amici Dell'Ematologia Foundation-GrADE, Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2585-7073
Massimo GentileHematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Annunziata, Cosenza, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5256-0726

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) remains a challenging condition despite advances in immunotherapies. Novel bispecific antibodies (BsAbs), including talquetamab, have shown promising efficacy in heavily pretreated patients, even those with triple- and penta-refractory disease. Talquetamab, recently approved by the FDA and EMA, is indicated for patients who have progressed after at least three or four prior lines of therapy (LOTs). Administered following a step-up dosing phase to manage cytokine release syndrome (CRS), talquetamab demonstrated a high overall response rate (ORR) of approximately 70%, including in patients previously treated with T-cell redirecting therapies. Its safety profile is consistent with other BsAbs, with hematologic adverse events such as anemia and neutropenia commonly reported, alongside unique on-target off-tumor toxicities like dysgeusia and skin-related events. Infections were less frequent compared to other BsAbs. The optimal sequencing of talquetamab and other therapies, including CAR-T cell treatments, remains an area of active research, as resistance to anti-BCMA therapies presents ongoing clinical challenges. Current trials are exploring the use of talquetamab in combination therapies, as well as therapeutic strategies post-treating progression. The real-world data further support talquetamab's efficacy, making it a valuable addition to the RRMM treatment landscape.

Indexed as

Antibodies, BispecificAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalMultiple MyelomaClinical Trials as TopicHumansTreatment OutcomeAntibodies, BispecificAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicaltalquetamabBsAbsMMtalquetamabtherapy

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PMID39604778
PMCPMC11798766

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