Treating elderly and frail patients with MM: Cure versus disease control

During the 7th World Congress on Controversies in Multiple Myeloma (COMy), the Multiple Myeloma Hub hosted its first Satellite Symposium: Should 'cure' be the goal for multiple myeloma? Vincent Rajkumar, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, US, discussed: Treating elderly and frail patients with MM: Cure versus disease control.In this podcast, Rajkumar discusses the current standard of treatment for elderly, frail patients (VRd−bortezomib, lenalidomide, dexamethasone) and regimens that are currently being tested across various clinical trials to improve upon this standard, such as replacement of bortezomib with carfilzomib or daratumumab, and quadruplet combinations. He then discusses if a cure is really feasible for MM, and highlights some key considerations for a true cure; when treatment is given for a finite time and the disease never returns. He concludes with his recommendations for assessing MM cure in future trials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Guided by an international Steering Committee of world experts in Multiple Myeloma (MM), the MM Hub is a global online resource providing key information on Multiple Myeloma for hematologists, oncologists and researchers, run in collaboration with the European School of Haematology (ESH). Our mission is to provide the latest global up-to-date clinical guidance in Multiple Myeloma, through a comprehensive coverage of evidence-based literature, drug approvals, case studies, expert opinions and international congress reports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.