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Immunotherapeutic Approaches for Multiple Myeloma: Where Are We Now?

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

The treatment landscape for multiple myeloma has evolved rapidly with the availability of multiple new drugs; however, although patient survival has improved, the disease remains incurable. Multiple myeloma is characterized by the unregulated growth of malignant plasma cells accompanied by immune dysfunction as well as disrupted immune surveillance mechanisms. Here, we analyze clinical modalities, with a focus on monoclonal antibodies and adoptive cellular therapy that enhance patients’ immune systems and overcome these defects.

Recent Findings

Early clinical trials with PD-1 inhibitors were promising, but randomized phase III trials with immunomodulatory drugs showed increased toxicities. Monoclonal antibodies targeting surface antigens led to substantial clinical efficiency in relapsed myeloma. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy for multiple myeloma represents a significant advance, as exciting and dramatic responses in early clinical trials have been seen.

Summary

Immunotherapeutic approaches are promising and can augment or replace the current standard of care, with the potential to offer extended survival for myeloma patients.

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Htut, M. Immunotherapeutic Approaches for Multiple Myeloma: Where Are We Now?. Curr Hematol Malig Rep 14, 1–10 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11899-019-0492-z

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