Emerging treatments

Phase 1 study of tabalumab, a human anti-B-cell activating factor antibody, and bortezomib in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. Raje N et al. Clin Cancer Res. 2016 Jun 10. pii: clincanres.0201.2016. [Epub ahead of print]. Nivolumab in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Hematologic Malignancy: Preliminary Results of a Phase Ib Study. Lesokhin AM et al. J Clin Oncol. 2016 Jun 6. pii:…

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Biology and genetics

HIF-1α and rapamycin act as genosuppressant in multiple myeloma cells upon genotoxic stress. Coudre C et al. Cell Cycle. 2016 Jun 24:0. [Epub ahead of print]. CA-125 secreting IgG kappa Multiple Myeloma (MM). Boota M et al. Am J Hematol. 2016 Jun 24. doi: 10.1002/ajh.24456. [Epub ahead of print]. To B(ortezomib) or Not to B: The Stroma’s the Thing. Krem MM et al. J Pathol. 2016 Jun 24.…

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General

Multiple myeloma: practice patterns across Europe. Raab MS et al. Br J Haematol. 2016 Jun 13. doi: 10.1111/bjh.14193. [Epub ahead of print]. The UK Cancer Drugs Fund Experiment and the US Cancer Drug Cost Problem: Bearing the Cost of Cancer Drugs Until It Is Unbearable. Prasad V et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2016 Jun;91(6):707-12. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.04.028. Pomalidomide in the management of…

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Supportive care

Citrate Extended High Cut-Off Hemodiafiltration for Renal Recovery in Patients With Multiple Myeloma. Marn Pernat A et al. Ther Apher Dial. 2016 Jun;20(3):251-5. doi: 10.1111/1744-9987.12432. Effective Removal of x03BA;-Free Light Chains with Hemodialysis Using Fresenius Ultraflux® EMiC®2 Dialyser in a Patient with Myeloma Cast Nephropathy, with Associated Cost Savings. Jayaballa M et al. Blood Purif. 2016 Jun 8;42(2):158-159. [Epub ahead of print]. Thirteen treatment…

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Complications of myeloma and its treatments

Usual risk factors do not predict venous thromboembolism in newly diagnosed myeloma treated with immunomodulatory drugs. Chalayer E et al. Am J Hematol. 2016 Jun 24. doi: 10.1002/ajh.24454. [Epub ahead of print]. Chronic persistent parvovirus B19 bone marrow infection resulting in transfusion-dependent pure red cell aplasia in multiple myeloma after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation and severe graft versus host disease. Karrasch…

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Current treatments

Updated Outcomes and Impact of Age With Lenalidomide and Low-Dose Dexamethasone or Melphalan, Prednisone, and Thalidomide in the Randomized, Phase III FIRST Trial. Hulin C et al.J Clin Oncol. 2016 Jun 20. pii: JCO667295. [Epub ahead of print]. A multicenter clinical study to determine the feasible initial dose of lenalidomide for maintenance therapy in patients with multiple myeloma following…

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Diagnostic tests and prognostic indicators

Increased circulating VCAM-1 correlates with advanced disease and poor survival in patients with multiple myeloma: reduction by post-bortezomib and lenalidomide treatment. Terpos E et al. Blood Cancer J. 2016 May 27;6:e428. doi: 10.1038/bcj.2016.37. Clinical and prognostic utility of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in myeloma patients with suspected cardiac amyloidosis. Bhatti S et al. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 May 25. pii: jew101. [Epub…

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