Belantamab Mafodotin to Treat Multiple Myeloma : A Comprehensive Review of Disease, Drug Efficacy and Side Effects

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematologic malignancy characterized by excessive clonal proliferation of plasma cells. The treatment of multiple myeloma presents a variety of unique challenges due to the complex molecular pathophysiology and incurable status of the disease at this time. Given that MM is the second most common blood cancer with a characteristic and unavoidable relapse/refractory state during the course of the disease, the development of new therapeutic modalities is crucial. Belantamab mafodotin (belamaf, GSK2857916) is a first-in-class therapeutic, indicated for patients who have previously attempted four other treatments, including an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody, a proteosome inhibitor, and an immunomodulatory agent. In November 2017, the FDA designated belamaf as a breakthrough therapy for heavily pretreated patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. In August 2020, the FDA granted accelerated approval as a monotherapy for relapsed or treatment-refractory multiple myeloma. The drug was also approved in the EU for this indication in late August 2020. Of note, belamaf is associated with the following adverse events: decreased platelets, corneal disease, decreased or blurred vision, anemia, infusion-related reactions, pyrexia, and fetal risk, among others. Further studies are necessary to evaluate efficacy in comparison to other standard treatment modalities and as future drugs in this class are developed.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) - 28(2021), 1 vom: 21. Jan., Seite 640-660

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lassiter, Grace [VerfasserIn]
Bergeron, Cole [VerfasserIn]
Guedry, Ryan [VerfasserIn]
Cucarola, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Kaye, Adam M [VerfasserIn]
Cornett, Elyse M [VerfasserIn]
Kaye, Alan D [VerfasserIn]
Varrassi, Giustino [VerfasserIn]
Viswanath, Omar [VerfasserIn]
Urits, Ivan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-B cell maturation antigen
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Antibody drug conjugate
Belantamab mafodotin
Chronic pain
DB1041CXDG
Journal Article
Multiple myeloma
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.09.2021

Date Revised 24.09.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/curroncol28010063

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM32056357X