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Myeloma evades T cell-engaging therapies

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Chimeric antigen receptor T cells and T cell-redirecting bispecific antibody therapies are changing the landscape of myeloma therapy. Two studies investigate the genetic and epigenetic resistance mechanisms that lead to relapse in patients receiving T cell-engaging therapies targeting B cell maturation antigen (BCMA) and GPRC5D.

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Fig. 1: Mechanisms of resistance to CAR T cell and T cell-redirecting bsAb therapies for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

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B.P. reports consultancy fees from BMS, GSK, Janssen, Sanofi and Takeda; research funding from BMS, GSK, Roche and Sanofi; and honoraria from Adaptive, Amgen, Becton Dickinson, BMS-Celgene, GSK, Janssen, Sanofi and Roche. J.F.S.-M. reports consultancy fees from Abbvie, Amgen, BMS, Celgene, Roche, GSK, Janssen, Karyopharm, Merck, Novartis, Sanofi and Takeda.

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Paiva, B., San-Miguel, J.F. Myeloma evades T cell-engaging therapies. Nat Cancer 4, 1534–1535 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43018-023-00637-5

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