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– The VMP regimen, consisting of bortezomib, melphalan, and prednisone, is a standard of care in Europe for frontline therapy for patients with multiple myeloma who, for reasons of age or infirmity, are not good candidates for autologous stem cell transplant.

In this video interview at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology, Jesus San-Miguel, MD, of the Clinical University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain, discusses the results of the phase 3 international ALCYONE trial, comparing VMP with the same regimen plus the addition of the anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody daratumumab (Darzalex).

Adding daratumumab to VMP regimen as first-line therapy for 706 patients with multiple myeloma cut in half the risk of disease progression or death and substantially improved the rate of minimal residual disease negativity, Dr. San-Miguel reported. There were no new safety signals from adding the monoclonal antibody to VMP.

The ALCYONE study was supported by Janssen Research & Development. Dr. San-Miguel reported serving as an adviser to the company and several others.

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– The VMP regimen, consisting of bortezomib, melphalan, and prednisone, is a standard of care in Europe for frontline therapy for patients with multiple myeloma who, for reasons of age or infirmity, are not good candidates for autologous stem cell transplant.

In this video interview at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology, Jesus San-Miguel, MD, of the Clinical University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain, discusses the results of the phase 3 international ALCYONE trial, comparing VMP with the same regimen plus the addition of the anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody daratumumab (Darzalex).

Adding daratumumab to VMP regimen as first-line therapy for 706 patients with multiple myeloma cut in half the risk of disease progression or death and substantially improved the rate of minimal residual disease negativity, Dr. San-Miguel reported. There were no new safety signals from adding the monoclonal antibody to VMP.

The ALCYONE study was supported by Janssen Research & Development. Dr. San-Miguel reported serving as an adviser to the company and several others.

– The VMP regimen, consisting of bortezomib, melphalan, and prednisone, is a standard of care in Europe for frontline therapy for patients with multiple myeloma who, for reasons of age or infirmity, are not good candidates for autologous stem cell transplant.

In this video interview at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology, Jesus San-Miguel, MD, of the Clinical University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain, discusses the results of the phase 3 international ALCYONE trial, comparing VMP with the same regimen plus the addition of the anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody daratumumab (Darzalex).

Adding daratumumab to VMP regimen as first-line therapy for 706 patients with multiple myeloma cut in half the risk of disease progression or death and substantially improved the rate of minimal residual disease negativity, Dr. San-Miguel reported. There were no new safety signals from adding the monoclonal antibody to VMP.

The ALCYONE study was supported by Janssen Research & Development. Dr. San-Miguel reported serving as an adviser to the company and several others.

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