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Although the survival of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) has drastically improved over the last two decades due to advances in treatment, the disease remains incurable and patients relapse several times. These patients may be relapsed or refractory (RR) to multiple lines of therapy. A relatively new class of agents that target B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA), which is highly expressed on the surface of myeloma cells, has made significant progress.
Currently, there are 3 BCMA-directed therapies for RRMM: one antibody drug conjugate (ADC) and two chimeric antigen-receptor T cell (CAR T) agents. Each offers distinct advantages and benefits. The ADC is an “off the shelf” treatment option that does not require collection and manufacturing, which can be advantageous for patients that have aggressive disease or that cannot tolerate the pretreatment conditioning. Both CAR T agents utilize a collection and manufacturing process that can take several weeks, even if the facility is available immediately. Patients may require bridging therapy during the interim.
While these new treatments offer more options for this group of patients, treatment selection can be challenging, necessitating consideration of: disease-related and patient-related factors, such as disease morbidity (eg, refractory disease, renal impairment, extramedullary disease, or aggressiveness of disease in general), age and frailty (eg, performance status, disability), comorbidities, and cytogenetics.
This activity will provide insight and guidance from the experts in multiple myeloma and will address the challenges experienced in clinical practice.
Ola Landgren, MD, PhD
Chief of Myeloma
Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine/Hematology
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Miami
Miami, Florida
Sagar Lonial, MD, FACP
Chair and Professor
Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Anne and Bernard Gray Family Chair in Cancer
Chief Medical Officer
Winship Cancer Institute
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Joshua Richter, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Hematology/Oncology
Tisch Cancer Institute
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
This educational activity has been designed to meet the needs of hematologist oncologists, medical oncologists, and other healthcare providers who treat and manage patients with RRMM.
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this activity. During the period of September 21, 2022 through December 21, 2022, participants must:
A statement of credit will be issued only upon receipt of a completed activity evaluation form and a completed posttest with a score of 100%.
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Ola Landgren, MD, PhD
Advisory Boards: Adaptive Biotech, Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Janssen, Pfizer
Grant Support: Amgen, Janssen, Karyopharm, Takeda
IDMC: Amgen, Janssen, Takeda
Sagar Lonial, MD, FACP
Advisory Board: TG Therapeutics
Consultant: AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb, Celgene, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Karyopharm, Novartis, Takeda
Research Support: Bristol Myers Squibb, Celgene, Janssen, Takeda
Joshua Richter, MD
Advisory Boards: X4 Pharmaceuticals, Adaptive Biotechnologies, AstraZeneca, Celgene/Bristol Myers Squibb, Janssen, Karyopharm, Oncopeptides, Sanofi, Secura Bio
Consultant: Celgene/Bristol Myers Squibb, Oncopeptides, Secura Bio, Takeda
Speakers Bureau: Adaptive Biotechnologies, Janssen, Sanofi
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