The randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind Phase 3 clinical trial TOURMALINE-MM4 showed significant improvement in Progression-Free Survival (PFS) of Ixazomib (commercialised by Takeda as Ninlaro) as first line maintenance therapy versus placebo in adult myeloma patients not treated with stem cell transplantation. This clinical trial is the first industry sponsored phase 3 trial to explore the concept of “switch” maintenance, the use of medicines not included in initial induction therapy, in this setting. Continue reading
The professional society for health economics and outcomes research, ISPOR, organises its annual meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark. From 2 to 6 November experts attending this meeting will debate value in healthcare beyond cost-containment and short-term interventions. Continue reading
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a positive opinion recommending a change to the terms of the marketing authorisation for the drug daratumumab (Darzalex®, commercialised by Janssen). Continue reading
The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Annual Congress was held from 27 September to 1 October 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. Continue reading
More than 3.900 abstracts have been submitted to the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress (ESMO) Annual Congress which will be held from 27 September to 1st October 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. Continue reading
More than 3.900 abstracts have been submitted to the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress (ESMO) Annual Congress which will be held from 27 September to 1st October 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. Continue reading
Led by International Myeloma Society (IMS), the 17th International Myeloma Workshop (IMW) will be held in Boston, USA, from 12 to 15 September. During the Workshop the latest breakthroughs in myeloma and related diseases will be presented and analysed by leading doctors, researchers and patient advocates in the community. Continue reading
European Commission (EC) has approved elotuzumab –marketed under the brand Empliciti by Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS)– plus pomalidomide and low-dose dexamethasone (EPd) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least two prior therapies, including lenalidomide and a proteasome inhibitor (PI), and have demonstrated disease progression on the last therapy. Continue reading
DREAMM-2, the pivotal open-label, randomised study of two doses of belantamab mafodotin has reported a clinically meaningful overall response rate (ORR) in relapsed myeloma patients. Continue reading
With the aim of addressing common educational needs of the cancer advocacy community, the Workgroup of European Cancer Patient Advocacy Networks (WECAN) held the first WECAN Academy from 6-9 July 2019 in Frankfurt, Germany. Continue reading