Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Sep 2019
FDA approves daratumumab for transplant eligible multiple myeloma
26 September 2019 - The FDA has today approved daratumumab (Darzalex, Janssen) for adult patients with multiple myeloma in combination with bortezomib, thalidomide, and dexamethasone in newly diagnosed patients who are eligible for autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT).
Efficacy was investigated in CASSIOPEIA, an open-label, randomized, active-controlled phase 3 study comparing induction and consolidation treatment with daratumumab 16 mg/kg in combination with bortezomib, thalidomide and dexamethasone (DVTd) to treatment with bortezomib, thalidomide and dexamethasone (VTd) in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma eligible for ASCT.
