The United Kingdom will formally leave the European Union on 31 January 2020 and will become a third country to the EU. On 1 February 2020 a transition period will start which is due to end on 31 December 2020. Continue reading →

Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE) held a webinar yesterday on ASH 2019 myeloma and AL amyloidosis highlights with the aim of reviewing the most recent myeloma findings presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) that took place in Orlando, Florida, USA, in December 2019. Continue reading →

Myeloma Patients Europe will hold a webinar to review the most recent myeloma findings presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) that took place in Orlando, Florida, USA, in December 2019. Continue reading →

Selinexor is a first-in-class, oral Selective Inhibitor of Nuclear Export (SINE) compound that is approved the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in combination with dexamethasone for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) who have received at least four prior therapies and whose disease is refractory to at least two proteasome inhibitors, at least two immunomodulatory agents, and an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody. During the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, new results of this myeloma drug were presented. Dr Cristina Gasparetto, Duke Cancer Institute, North Corolina, USA, explains for Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE) the main results of selinexor. Continue reading →

Along with CAR-T cell treatment, bispecific antibodies has been one of the most important topics discussed at the American Society (ASH) Annual Meeting. This family of drugs has shown very promising results in early phases of clinical trials in heavily pre-treated myeloma patients. Dr Mohamad Mohty, Head of Haematology and and Celular Therapy Department, Saint-Antoine Hospital and University Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris, France, summarises for Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE) the most important updates on bispecific antibodies at ASH 2019. Continue reading →

Real World Evidence (RWE) is becoming more and more important not only for clinicians but also for scientific meetings such as the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting. Dr Faith Davies, NYU Langone Hospital, New York, USA, summarises in this video the most important updates regarding Real World Evidence in myeloma presented at ASH 2019. Continue reading →

Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) is one of the big topics in myeloma. Different techniques to measure MRD and new data about its role in predicting the risk of relapse are some of the topics discussed during the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting. In this video Dr Francesca Gay, University of Torino, Italy, explains for Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE) what was presented at ASH 2019 regarding MRD and the unanswered questions about its role as a surrogate endpoint. Continue reading →

CAR-T cell therapy is one of the most promising treatments in a number of types of cancer. In myeloma, very promising results were presented during the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting. Dr Mohamad Mohty, Head of Haematology and and celular therapy department, Saint-Antoine Hospital and University Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris, France, summarises for Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE) the most important CAR-T cells updates in myeloma at ASH. Continue reading →

More than 900 myeloma abstracts (posters and oral sessions) were presented in the largest world congress of hematology: the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting 2019 that was held from 7 to 10 December 2019 in Orlando, Florida, USA.

Dr Faith Davies, NYU Langone Hospital, New York, USA, summarises in this video the most important myeloma updates presented at ASH 2019. Continue reading →