Saad Z. Usmani, MD, Department of Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders, Levine Cancer Institute/Carolinas HealthCare System, highlights some of the ongoing studies presented at the 2017 ASH Annual Meeting.
Elranatamab reduced the risk of disease progression or death vs standard care in patients with R/R myeloma after prior anti-CD38 therapy and lenalidomide.
Etentamig, a BCMAxCD3 bispecific antibody, was submitted for potential FDA approval based on the phase 3 CERVINO trial in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
During a live event, Robert Orlowski, MD, PhD, and participants discussed how access barriers, disease tempo, and bridging choices shape CAR T referral for a patient with early relapsed multiple myeloma.
The phase 3 VERIFY trial found that rusfertide improved clinical response, reduced phlebotomy requirements, and eased symptom burden in patients with polycythemia vera receiving standard-of-care therapy.
During a virtual event, Thomas Martin, MD, and participants considered the use of the on-body injector for subcutaneous isatuximab for a frail patient with transplant-ineligible newly diagnosed myeloma.
New study shows CT-measured body fat, not BMI, links obesity to higher lung cancer risk via immune T-cell changes—hinting at prevention through weight loss.