SIIM: AI can detect multiple myeloma lesions on whole-body CT
KISSIMMEE, FL - Lesions caused by multiple myeloma can be detected by an artificia...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Video from SIIM 2022: Cannavo on enterprise imaging and AI SIIM: AI can help simplify radiology reports for patients Video from SIIM 2022: Peter Chang on AI deployment pitfalls Video from SIIM 2022: Nina Kottler and paying for AI SIIM: Workflow changes benefit POCUS in emergency medicine (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 11, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Janssen Presents Updated Data at EHA for Teclistamab in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
June 10, 2022 (VIENNA) – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced updated efficacy and safety results from the teclistamab cohort of the Phase 1b TriMM-2 study (NCT04108195). Teclistamab, an investigational, off-the-shelf, T-cell redirecting bispecific antibody targeting B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) is being studied in combination with DARZALEX FASPRO® (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj) in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) who have received three or more prior lines of therapy.1 Patients in the study, including a high proportion with prior anti-CD38 exposur...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - June 10, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news

Janssen Presents Updated Results Evaluating First-in-Class GPRC5D Bispecific Antibody Talquetamab in Heavily Pretreated Patients with Multiple Myeloma
June 10, 2022 (VIENNA) – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced updated results from the Phase 1 MonumenTAL-1 first-in-human dose-escalation study of talquetamab (NCT03399799), an investigational, off-the-shelf, T cell redirecting bispecific antibody targeting both GPRC5D, a novel multiple myeloma target, and CD3 on T cells.1 Results from the study showed encouraging responses in heavily pretreated patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) who received talquetamab at the recommended subcutaneous Phase 2 dose (RP2D) administered weekly (QW) or every two weeks (Q2W).2 The...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - June 10, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news

Roche announces positive data from broad blood cancer portfolio at European Hematology Association Annual Meeting
Long-term data at the European Hematology Association (EHA) 2022 congress expands understanding of the impact of Roche medicines in early-stage blood cancers with the goal of providing patients with robust and durable outcomes from their first treatmentUpdated data from phase III CLL14 study of Venclexta ®/Venclyxto® (venetoclax) plus Gazyva®/Gazyvaro® (obinutuzumab) showed more than 60% of previously untreated people with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia remained in remission five years after starting treatment[1]Final analysis of phase III GALLIUM study showed meaningful improvement in progression-free survival was main...
Source: Roche Investor Update - June 10, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Roche announces positive data from broad blood cancer portfolio at European Hematology Association Annual Meeting
Long-term data at the European Hematology Association (EHA) 2022 congress expands understanding of the impact of Roche medicines in early-stage blood cancers with the goal of providing patients with robust and durable outcomes from their first treatmentUpdated data from phase III CLL14 study of Venclexta ®/Venclyxto® (venetoclax) plus Gazyva®/Gazyvaro® (obinutuzumab) showed more than 60% of previously untreated people with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia remained in remission five years after starting treatment[1]Final analysis of phase III GALLIUM study showed meaningful improvement in progression-free survival was main...
Source: Roche Media News - June 10, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Teclistamab Shows'Promising' Activity in R/R Multiple Myeloma Teclistamab Shows'Promising' Activity in R/R Multiple Myeloma
Investigational drug teclistamab is ' a promising new, off-the-shelf, T-cell redirecting therapy targeting BCMA for patients with relapsed or refractory MM, ' say researchers.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Myeloma Trial Supports 'Personalized Approach' to Upfront Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- The progression-free survival (PFS) benefit with autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT) in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma was confirmed in the DETERMINATION study, yet the lack of overall survival difference... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - June 6, 2022 Category: Hematology Source Type: news

First-Line Treatment in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma First-Line Treatment in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
Patients who received a transplant immediately after triplet therapy showed a highly significant 21.4-month gain in median progression-free survival.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - June 5, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Updated Data for Janssen ’s Bispecific Teclistamab Suggest Continued Deep and Durable Responses in the Treatment of Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, June 5, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced updated efficacy and safety results from the teclistamab Phase 1/2 MajesTEC-1 study. Teclistamab is an investigational, off-the-shelf, T-cell redirecting bispecific antibody targeting B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA), which is being studied in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) who have received three or more prior lines of therapy.1 The data were featured as part of an oral session during the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. Additional poster presentations f...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - June 5, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news

Longer-term Data from CARTITUDE-1 Study Demonstrate Continued Deep and Durable Responses to CARVYKTI ™ (ciltacabtagene autoleucel) in Heavily Pretreated Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, June 4, 2022 – – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today updated results from the Phase 1b/2 CARTITUDE-1 study evaluating the efficacy and safety of CARVYKTI™ (ciltacabtagene autoleucel; cilta-cel), a B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-directed chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy. The study included patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) who had received >3 lines of therapy including a proteasome inhibitor (PI), an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody and an immunomodulatory agent (IMiD) or were double refractory to an IMiD and PI a...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - June 4, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news

Phase 3 SHINE Results Show IMBRUVICA ® (ibrutinib)-Based Combination Regimen Significantly Reduced the Risk of Disease Progression or Death in Older Patients with Newly Diagnosed Mantle Cell Lymphoma
This study is one of the largest clinical trials ever conducted in first-line MCL and the first for a Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi).[1] The data are being presented in an oral session and featured in a press briefing during the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, and were published in The New England Journal of Medicine today. The data will also be presented as an oral presentation at the 2022 European Hematology Association (EHA) Annual Congress. MCL is a type of aggressive, rare non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) that is incurable and difficult to treat.[2] It commonly affects people o...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - June 3, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news

Episode 3: Addressing Comorbidities in Multiple Myeloma Episode 3: Addressing Comorbidities in Multiple Myeloma
Joseph Mikhael, MD, and Ashley Rosko, MD, discuss the role of comorbidities in multiple myeloma and stress the importance of shifting away from the sole use of age-based treatment decisions.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology InDiscussion Source Type: news

Janssen to Highlight Science, Innovation and Advances in Robust Oncology Portfolio and Pipeline Through More Than 60 Data Presentations at ASCO and EHA
RARITAN, N.J., May 31, 2022 — The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that new research and data from its robust oncology portfolio and pipeline of investigational therapies will be presented at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, taking place June 3-7 in Chicago, and the European Hematology Association (EHA) 2022 Congress taking place in Vienna, Austria, June 9-12. More than 60 presentations from company-sponsored studies across the two congresses, including 14 oral presentations, will feature new data and updates for both approved and investigation...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - May 31, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Unprecedented PFS Improvement in Relapsed Multiple Myeloma
(MedPage Today) -- Progression-free survival (PFS) in relapsed multiple myeloma almost doubled with the addition of the CD38 inhibitor isatuximab (Sarclisa) to a standard proteasome inhibitor (PI) regimen, according to long-term follow-up from... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - May 27, 2022 Category: Hematology Source Type: news

European Commission Grants Conditional Approval of CARVYKTI ® (Ciltacabtagene Autoleucel), Janssen’s First Cell Therapy, for the Treatment of Patients with Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma
BEERSE, BELGIUM, 26 May 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that the European Commission (EC) granted conditional marketing authorisation of CARVYKTI® (ciltacabtagene autoleucel; cilta-cel) for the treatment of adults with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) who have received at least three prior therapies, including an immunomodulatory agent (IMiD), a proteasome inhibitor (PI) and an anti-CD38 antibody, and have demonstrated disease progression on the last therapy. In December 2017, Janssen Biotech, Inc. (Janssen) entered into an exclusive worldwide license a...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - May 26, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news