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Outcomes of patients with multiple myeloma refractory to CD38-targeted monoclonal antibody therapy.

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Gandhi, Ujjawal H., Cornell, Robert F., Lakshman, Arjun, Gahvari, Zhubin J., McGehee, Elizabeth, Jagosky, Megan H., Gupta, Ridhi, Varnado, William +21 more·2019·Leukemia

Abstract

The introduction of CD38-targeting monoclonal antibodies (CD38 MoABs), daratumumab and isatuximab, has significantly impacted the management of patients with multiple myeloma (MM). Outcomes of patients with MM refractory to CD38 MoABs have not been described. We analyzed outcomes of 275 MM patients at 14 academic centers with disease refractory to CD38 MoABs. Median interval between MM diagnosis and refractoriness to CD38 MoAB (T 0) was 50.1 months. The median overall survival (OS) from T 0 for the entire cohort was 8.6 [95% C.I. 7.5-9.9] months, ranging from 11.2 months for patients not simultaneously refractory to an immunomodulatory (IMiD) agent and a proteasome inhibitor (PI) to 5.6 months for "penta-refractory" patients (refractory to CD38 MoAB, 2 PIs and 2 IMiDs). At least one subsequent treatment regimen was employed after T 0 in 249 (90%) patients. Overall response rate to first regimen after T 0 was 31% with median progression-free survival (PFS) and OS of 3.4 and 9.3 months, respectively. PFS was best achieved with combinations of carfilzomib and alkylator (median 5.7 months), and daratumumab and IMiD (median 4.5 months). Patients with MM refractory to CD38 MoAB have poor prognosis and this study provides benchmark for new therapies to be tested in this population.

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  • There is no standard of care for early triple-class-exposed relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma.

    “Management of relapsed MM remains challenging; patients are becoming triple-class exposed (TCE) earlier in their treatment course, 4-8 with no standard of care for early TCE relapsed and refractory MM (R/RMM).”

    From Ide-cel vs standard regimens in triple-class-exposed relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma: updated KarMMa-3 analyses. (2024) · cites this paper as [6]

    The Discussion (page unavailable) describes limited treatment options and poor outcomes after progression on CD38-targeted therapy. It does not establish that there is no standard of care specifically for patients who become triple-class exposed early in their treatment course. (LLM, conf=0.80)

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  • In patients with triple-class-exposed relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma, conventional therapies yield poor prognosis, with median progression-free survival of approximately 3 to 5 months and median overall survival of approximately 9 to 22 months.

    “Prognosis is poor with conventional therapies, with a median progression-free survival (PFS) of ~3 to 5 months and a median overall survival (OS) of ~9 to 22 months in this patient population. 5-12”

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Gandhi, U. H., Cornell, R. F., Lakshman, A., Gahvari, Z. J., McGehee, E., Jagosky, M. H., Gupta, R., Varnado, W., Fiala, M. A., Chhabra, S., Malek, E., Mansour, J., Paul, B., Barnstead, A., Kodali, S., Neppalli, A., Liedtke, M., Narayana, S., Godby, K. N., Kang, Y., Kansagra, A., Umyarova, E., Scott, E. C., Hari, P., Vij, R., Usmani, S. Z., Callander, N. S., Kumar, S. K., & Costa, L. J.
Affiliations
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
  • Mayo Clinic (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
  • The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
  • Levine Cancer Institute (US)
  • Stanford Cancer Institute (US)
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
  • Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
  • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (US)
  • Medical University of South Carolina (US)
  • Duke University (US)
  • Oregon Health & Science University (US)
  • University of Vermont (US)
Corresponding author
Costa, Luciano J.
Venue
Leukemia
Published
2019-03-11
Volume
33
Issue
9
Pages
2266-2275
ISSN
  • 0887-6924 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-5551
OpenAlex
W2921533600
Cited by
616
References
27
Citations by year
2026: 35 · 2025: 79 · 2024: 109 · 2023: 115 · 2022: 106 · 2021: 110 · 2020: 55 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1
FWCI
48.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Leukemia (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • National Cancer Institute (P30CA091842)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
Keywords
multiple myeloma, daratumumab, isatuximab, refractory disease, overall survival, progression-free survival, carfilzomib, immunomodulators, proteasome inhibitors, second-line therapy
MeSH terms
Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological, Progression-Free Survival, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Female, Humans, Immunologic Factors, Immunotherapy, Male, Membrane Glycoproteins, Middle Aged, Multiple Myeloma, Cohort Studies, ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1, Young Adult, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, Proteasome Inhibitors

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