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Watch the webinar “Importance of good nutrition and healthy diet for young myeloma patients”
The Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE) European Young Myeloma Patient Group (EYMPG) held the webinar “Importance of good nutrition and healthy diet for young myeloma patients”. The webinar was given by Inês Almada Correia, Nutritionist specialising in Oncology and Autoimmunity, from Portugal. Watch the recording below: Learn more about the EYMPG here.
During European Myeloma Day, MPE highlights the importance of improving access to clinical trials
Brussels, 27 September 2024 – Today is European Myeloma Day, a date dedicated to raising awareness of key issues affecting myeloma patients across Europe. This year, Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE) is highlighting the role of clinical trials in advancing myeloma treatments and improving patients Quality of Life (QoL). Despite of the importance of clinical trials…
EMA recommends a new indication for daratumumab in adult patients with newly diagnosed myeloma who are eligible for autologous stem cell transplant
On 19 September the European Medicines Agency (EMA)’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a positive opinion recommending a new indication for daratumumab (Darzalex®, commercialised by Janssen). The new indication is a combination of daratumumab, bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone and it brings a significant benefit with respect to progression-free survival compared to…
Living with myeloma finding my way to greater well-being
Every myeloma patient has a story to tell. And every story captures a very personal experience of our incurable blood cancer. Living with myeloma is more than navigating the physical challenges of illness and treatment. It is also about finding a path through mental health issues: toxic thoughts, rollercoaster emotions and imperilled well-being. Because myeloma…
A second bispecific antibody is approved as a fourth-line treatment for myeloma in England and Wales
After the approval of the first bispecific antibody for myeloma last month, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE, the United Kingdom’s public body for medicine appraisals) approved today, 16 July 2024, a second bispecific drug, teclistamab. Commercially known as Tecvayli® and marketed by Janssen, the drug has been approved for people at…
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) approves the use of elranatamab as a fourth-line treatment for myeloma in England and Wales
On the 21st of June NICE, the United Kingdom’s public body for medicine appraisals, approved the use of the UK’s first bispecific drug for myeloma, elranatamab. Evidence from an ongoing clinical trial showed that the drug can increase the length of time people are in remission. Based on this evidence, elranatamab, commercially known as…
European Commission approves CAR T-cell therapy ciltacabtagene autoleucel in earlier lines of therapy for relapsed and refractory myeloma
The European Commission has approved marketing authorisation extension for the CAR-T treatment ciltacabtagene autoleucel (Carvytki®), also known as cilta-cel, for use in patients who have received at least one prior therapy, including an immunomodulatory agent (IMiD – such as lenalidomide and pomalidomide) and a proteasome inhibitor (PI – such as bortezomib or carfilzomib), have demonstrated disease progression…
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