"Myeloma"

Scientists from MIT designed a microfluidic device to capture and count circulating plasma cells in small samples of blood. This technique can only be carried out through routine blood drawing, which is expected to reduce the pain of patients' myeloma testing.

Pfizer's new treatment, Elranatamab, has received Breakthrough Therapy designation from the FDA for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. Data from the trial showed a patient efficacy rate of 61.0% and that once the therapy is effective, efficacy is maintained for more than six months in over 90% of patients!

For patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma, the CAR-T cell therapy Ide-cel resulted in a two-fold increase in the average length of time that patients' tumours did not progress compared to standard treatment, with 71% of patients experiencing substantial tumour regression and 39% experiencing complete tumour disappearance.

According to researchers at the Tisch Cancer Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, a new treatment that helps the immune system kill multiple myeloma cancer cells has benefited up to 73% of patients in 2 clinical trials!