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ArticleAnnals of hematology2025

De-escalated Teclistamab dosing in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma: Czech myeloma group real-world evidence analysis.

Martin Stork, Jakub Radocha, Jana Mihalyova, Ivan Spicka, Tomas Pika, Alexandra Jungova, Ivanna Boichuk, Klara Mensikova, Jan Straub, Frantisek Sedlak and 11 more

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Article in Annals of hematology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Martin StorkDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Brno, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. stork.martin@fnbrno.cz.
Jakub RadochaDepartment of Internal Medicine - Hematology, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Jana MihalyovaDepartment of Hematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Ivan Spickast Medical Department, Clinical Department of Hematology of the First Faculty of Medicine, General Teaching Hospital Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Tomas PikaDepartment of Hemato-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University Hospital Olomouc, Palacky University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Alexandra JungovaHematology and Oncology Department, Charles University Hospital, Pilsen, Czech Republic.
Ivanna BoichukDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Brno, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
Klara MensikovaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Brno, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
Jan Straubst Medical Department, Clinical Department of Hematology of the First Faculty of Medicine, General Teaching Hospital Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Frantisek Sedlakst Medical Department, Clinical Department of Hematology of the First Faculty of Medicine, General Teaching Hospital Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Jiri MinarikDepartment of Hemato-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University Hospital Olomouc, Palacky University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Petra KrhovskaDepartment of Hemato-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University Hospital Olomouc, Palacky University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Denisa NovakovaDepartment of Internal Medicine - Hematology, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Michaela HornakovaDepartment of Hematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Zdenka KnechtovaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Brno, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
Nela SendlerovaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Brno, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
Tereza DekojovaHematology and Oncology Department, Charles University Hospital, Pilsen, Czech Republic.
Vladimir MaisnarDepartment of Internal Medicine - Hematology, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Tomas JelinekDepartment of Hematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Roman HajekDepartment of Hematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Ludek PourDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Brno, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Teclistamab, a BCMA×CD3 bispecific antibody, demonstrates high efficacy in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). However, optimal dosing strategies outside clinical trials remain undefined. Thus, we performed a retrospective, multicentre analysis of 73 RRMM patients treated with teclistamab monotherapy at Czech Myeloma Group centres between 2023 and 2025. The study compared efficacy and safety between patients receiving standard weekly dosing and those with reduced-frequency dosing. The whole cohort had a median age of 67 years; 68.5% were penta-refractory. Dosing was de-escalated in 24.7% of patients, typically within one month of treatment initiation. Median progression-free survival (PFS) was 9.41 months and was comparable between weekly and non-weekly groups (9.1 vs. 11.3 months; p = 0.141), despite a significantly lower relative dose intensity in the latter (60.5% vs. 87.0%; p < 0.001). Infection rates and severe adverse events were similar between groups. A lower incidence of neutropenia was observed with less frequent dosing, but this did not translate into reduced infection burden. In conclusion, in real-world practice, early de-escalation of teclistamab dosing appears to maintain clinical efficacy. These findings support ongoing efforts to individualize treatment schedules with the aim of balancing effectiveness, tolerability, and patient-specific factors in BCMA-targeted therapy.

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Antibodies, BispecificAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalMultiple MyelomaAgedAged, 80 and overCzech RepublicFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesAntibodies, BispecificAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalImmunotherapyMultiple myelomaReal-world-evidenceTeclistamab

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PMCPMC12432020

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