At the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, researchers unveiled remarkable long-term results for ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel; Carvykti), a CAR T-cell therapy, in patients with heavily pretreated…
Patient Worthy's award-winning podcast "Wait, How Do You Spell That? A Rare Disease Podcast" is back with a new episode. This week, Colby is sitting down with professional speaker and…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
According to a report from Healio, a recent study evaluated the impact of diabetes on people living with multiple myeloma, a rare form of hematological cancer. The study indicated that…
The Orphan Drug Act of 1983 was implemented after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration observed drug development issues in the rare disease space. Rare diseases often have smaller…
Orphan Drug designation is granted to therapies that are designed to treat, diagnose, or prevent rare diseases or conditions. In the United States, a rare condition is one affecting fewer…
BCMA is a protein that is found in multiple myeloma cancer cells. CAR-T cell therapies such as Carvytki are engineered to home in on BCMA proteins. According to a…
Patients who have been heavily pretreated for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma participated in the phase 2 study of bispecific T cell redirection antibodies. The participants responded to treatment with a combination…
In early 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel) for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma. Carvykti is a BCMA-directed T cell immunotherapy.…
Marsha Calloway-Campbell lives a full life as a lawyer, business owner, wife to her husband Armaray, mother to her three adult daughters, and “Naun” to her toddler grandson. But her…
Have you ever heard of the Orphan Drug Act? This Act helped stimulate and advance the development of, and research into, therapeutics for individuals living with rare or underserved conditions. In…
Cases of multiple myeloma seem to be rising across the country and the globe. New and effective therapeutic interventions have the potential to significantly benefit this patient population. Ichnos Sciences…
Each year, March 1 marks the start of Myeloma Action Month; during this month, the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) encourages people to get involved, share stories, raise awareness and…
It’s no secret that diet and nutrition contribute greatly to our health. But how can dietary or nutritional changes help people who are living with certain illnesses? In the past,…
For as long as she can remember, Tiffany Williams wanted to make a difference, especially in the healthcare field. She earned her doctorate degree and began working as a…
The 64th ASH Annual Meeting held on December 10, 2022, focused on various approaches for hematologic diseases with the goal of improving quality care and outcomes. Dr. Stephanie Lee, of…
Continued From Part One Multiple myeloma is caused by the buildup of abnormal white blood cells that form tumors found primarily in bones. Available treatments work for short periods…
Part 1 Newswise recently published exciting news of a therapy that causes the immune system to destroy cancer cells in the bone marrow. Researchers at Icahn School’s Tisch Cancer Center…
Med City News published an article by Bruce Feinberg, M.D. at Cardinal Heath, examining CAR-T treatments and the impact they have had in medicine during the past five years. CAR-T's…
According to a press release from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency recently approved a new treatment for multiple myeloma, a type of rare blood cancer. The…
An unsettling fact: every three minutes, someone in the United States is diagnosed with some form of blood cancer. September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month to help raise awareness…
Seven years ago, Dennis Smith started having extreme back pain. Dennis, 48 at the time, was extremely active. He loved playing football, going to the gym, and riding his bike.…
Those with multiple myeloma within the European Union will soon have access to a new therapeutic option. An article for Cancer Network shares that the European Commission (EC) approved…
Will teclistamab soon be available for patients with multiple myeloma within the European Union? According to OncLive, approval seems to be on the horizon. Following results from the Phase ½…
Following the approval of carfilzomib (Kyprolis) for relapsed or refractory (R/R) multiple myeloma (MM) in Japan around two years ago, researchers sought to understand the safety and efficacy of the…
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