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ArticleBlood cancer journal2025

Talquetamab in relapsed refractory multiple myeloma: multi-institutional real-world study.

Samer Al Hadidi, Aniko Szabo, Bhavesh Mohan Lal, Aishee Bag, Simon Zhen, Yetunde Ogunsesan, Evanka Annyapu, Binod Dhakal, Divaya Bhutani, Sharmilan Thanendrarajan and 8 more

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Article in Blood cancer journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. T-Cell Engagers TargetingInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  6. Supportive care for talquetamab-related dysgeusia in multiple myeloma: mixed-methods evidence, nutrition-focused flowchart, and digital companion concept.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  8. On-target, off-tumor oral toxicities of talquetamab in heavily pretreated multiple myeloma.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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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

18 authors.

Samer Al HadidiMyeloma Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Science, Little Rock, AR, USA. Samer.AlHadidi@UTSouthwestern.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-4297-8042
Aniko SzaboDivision of Biostatistics, Data Science Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8129-0614
Bhavesh Mohan LalDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Science, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Aishee BagDepartment of Internal Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9148-2380
Simon ZhenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-9142-7242
Yetunde OgunsesanDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Evanka AnnyapuMedical College of Wisconsin Medical School, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Binod DhakalDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4377-9742
Divaya BhutaniDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Science, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Sharmilan ThanendrarajanMyeloma Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Science, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Maurizio ZangariMyeloma Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Science, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Anita D'SouzaDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Suzanne LentzschMultiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis Program, Columbia University, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1708-7344
Frits van RheeMyeloma Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Science, Little Rock, AR, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9959-1282
Rajshekhar ChakrabortyMultiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis Program, Columbia University, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7336-3003
Carolina SchinkeMyeloma Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Science, Little Rock, AR, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2699-1741
Meera MohanDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6913-6526
Mansi R ShahDivision of Blood Disorders, Rutgers Cancer Institute, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8884-3085

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Talquetamab is a first-in-class GPRC5DxCD3 bispecific antibody approved for heavily pretreated relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM), and this multicenter retrospective analysis of 114 RRMM patients treated between October 2023 and January 2025 demonstrated significant efficacy in a heavily pretreated population with median 6 prior therapies. All patients were triple-class refractory, 79% were penta-refractory, and 65% had received prior BCMA-targeted therapy. The overall response rate was 73%, including complete response in 26% and very good partial response in 26%, with six-month progression-free and overall survival rates of 56 and 86% respectively and median progression-free survival of 10 months. Common adverse events included cytokine release syndrome (CRS; 54% with grade ≥2 in 7.3%), infections (27%), and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (9.8%). The 3-month cumulative infection incidence of 14% for both bacterial and viral infections, where 59% were viral and 41% bacterial, grade ≥3 infections occurred in 18%, and intravenous immunoglobulin was used in 61% of patients. Significant weight loss was observed, with a mean 8.8% decrease at 6 months. This real-world analysis confirms talquetamab's efficacy in heavily pretreated RRMM while highlighting notable toxicities, including progressive weight loss and infections, which require rigorous monitoring and proactive supportive care.

Indexed as

Antibodies, BispecificAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalMultiple MyelomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesAntibodies, BispecificAntineoplastic Agents, Immunologicaltalquetamab

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PMID41203605
PMCPMC12594773

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