Immunotherapy in multiple myeloma

Med Clin (Barc). 2024 May 31;162(10):485-493. doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2023.11.019. Epub 2024 Jan 12.
[Article in English, Spanish]

Abstract

Patients with multiple myeloma who present with refractory disease or relapse after receiving the main classes of available drugs -immunomodulators, proteasome inhibitors and antibodies against CD38- do not have satisfactory therapeutic alternatives. New treatments based on the redirection of T lymphocytes to act directly against tumor cells, such as bispecific antibodies and T cells with chimeric antigen receptors, are changing this scenario. The published information confirms unprecedented antitumor activity of these agents in patients with refractory myeloma and they will certainly represent the backbone of the treatment of these patients in the immediate future. However, these therapies also present specific characteristics and medium or long-term toxicities that pose new healthcare challenges. In this review, we address the current results and future challenges of the administration of these treatments in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

Keywords: Anticuerpo biespecífico; Bispecific antibody; CAR-T cells; Células CAR-T; Immunotherapy; Inmunoterapia; Mieloma múltiple; Multiple myeloma.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Bispecific* / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy* / methods
  • Immunotherapy, Adoptive / adverse effects
  • Multiple Myeloma* / therapy
  • Receptors, Chimeric Antigen / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bispecific
  • Receptors, Chimeric Antigen
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological