New Indication for Velcade in Previously Untreated Myeloma
FDA has approved Millennium and Takeda’s Velcade (bortezomib) for previously untreated multiple myeloma.
FDA has approved Millennium and Takeda’s Velcade (bortezomib) for previously untreated multiple myeloma. “This comes as wonderful news for patients. The VISTA trial showed a 30% complete remission rate with bortezomib compared to 4% for the control arm. Importantly, patients treated with bortezomib also experienced a survival benefit,” said Paul Richardson, MD, senior investigator for the study and clinical director of the Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. For a report on the VISTA study, see ONI March 2008, page 51.
![“[This approval] will be a quite dramatic change in our philosophy and practice in multiple myeloma," according to Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FACP, FASCO.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2F0vv8moc6%2Fcancernetwork%2F3cab3ada4c023b68c118240a512e31d72a7f931b-1200x628.png%3Ffit%3Dcrop%26auto%3Dformat&w=3840&q=75 "“[This approval] will be a quite dramatic change in our philosophy and practice in multiple myeloma,\" according to Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FACP, FASCO.")
Navigating AE Management for Cellular Therapy Across Hematologic Cancers
A panel of clinical pharmacists discussed strategies for mitigating toxicities across different multiple myeloma, lymphoma, and leukemia populations.
