Emerging treatments

Ixazomib: a novel drug for multiple myeloma. Zanwar S et al. Expert Rev Hematol. 2018 Sep 1. doi: 10.1080/17474086.2018.1518129. [Epub ahead of print] A phase I/II dose-escalation study investigating all-oral ixazomib-melphalan-prednisone induction followed by single-agent ixazomib maintenance in transplant-ineligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. San-Miguel JF et al. Haematologica. 2018 Sep. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2017.185991. [Epub 2018 Jun 28] Phase I study…

Complications of myeloma and its treatments

Impact of elotuzumab treatment on pain and health-related quality of life in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma: results from the ELOQUENT-2 study. Cella D et al. Ann Hematol. 2018 Sep 4. doi: 10.1007/s00277-018-3469-4. [Epub ahead of print] Bilateral Angle Closure Following the Infusion of a Monoclonal Antibody to Treat Relapsing Multiple Myeloma. Lee AC et al. J…

Emerging treatments

Ixazomib for Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma: Review from an Evidence Review Group on a NICE Single Technology Appraisal. Armoiry X et al. Pharmacoeconomics. 2018 Sep. doi: 10.1007/s40273-018-0644-3. Addition of doxycycline to ciprofloxacin for infection prophylaxis during autologous stem cell transplants for multiple myeloma. Sivik JM et al. Support Care Cancer. 2018 Sep. doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4165-6. Surgical thyroparathyroidectomy…

Diagnostic techniques and prognostic indicators

The diagnostic and prognostic value of plasma microRNA-125b-5p in patients with multiple myeloma. Jiang Yet al. Oncol Lett. 2018 Sep. doi: 10.3892/ol.2018.9128. [Epub 2018 Jul 11] Prognostic value of [18F]FDG-PET/CT in multiple myeloma patients before and after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Stolzenburg A et al. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2018 Sep. doi: 10.1007/s00259-018-3997-0. Determining treatment intensity…

Current treatments

Clarithromycin as the empiric antibiotic therapy for medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw in multiple myeloma patients. Zadik Y. Oral Oncol. 2018 Sep. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.07.016. [Epub 2018 Jul 29.] Proteasome inhibitors for multiple myeloma. Okazuka K and Ishida T. Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2018 Sep 1. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyy108. The Multiple Myeloma Drug Pipeline-2018: A Review of Small Molecules and Their Therapeutic Targets.…

Biology and Genetics

miR-26b-5p suppresses proliferation and promotes apoptosis in multiple myeloma cells by targeting JAG1. Jian CM et al. Pathol Res Pract. 2018 Sep. doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2018.07.025. [Epub 2018 Jul 27] Knockdown of NUPR1 inhibits the growth of U266 and RPMI8226 multiple myeloma cell lines via activating PTEN and caspase activation‑dependent apoptosis. Zeng C et al. Oncol Rep. 2018 Sep. doi: 10.3892/or.2018.6544.…

NICE guidance: Improving Supportive and Palliative Care for Adults with Cancer

Following consultation on the scope of the guideline we have decided to retain Improving supportive and palliative care for adults with cancer. The title of the new guideline will be changed to End of life care for adults in the last year of life: service delivery. Where there is overlap between the two guidelines we…