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May 29th 2024
Sarclisa was granted a priority review by the Food and Drug Administration for patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma who are ineligible for blood transplants.
New Treatment Strategy Benefits Older Myeloma Patients
January 12th 2010The key findings from a phase 3 Spanish study are three-fold: less aggressive initial (induction) therapy with once-weekly—rather than twice-weekly—Velcade (bortezomib) was effective; melphalan outdid thalidomide as a partner to Velcade; and following induction with maintenance therapy may be the best approach for treating multiple myeloma patients over 65 who haven’t received previous treatment.