The treatment landscape for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) is rapidly evolving, particularly for patients exposed or refractory to lenalidomide. With the aim of evaluating the relative efficacy of lenalidomide-free regimens as second-line treatment options, an updated network meta-analysis, incorporating phase II/III randomized controlled trials, has been conducted
Lenalidomide, ixazomib, and daratumumab have been proposed as maintenance therapies for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM; NDMM). There are, however, no randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing them. We conducted a network metaanalysis (NMA) of RCTs comparing these agents against placebo in NDMM. A Bayesian NMA model was used to assess the relative effects of competing tre…
Immunomodulatory drugs lenalidomide and pomalidomide are synthetic compounds derived by modifying the chemical structure of thalidomide to improve its potency and reduce its side effects. Lenalidomide is a 4-amino-glutamyl analogue of thalidomide that lacks the neurologic side effects of sedation and neuropathy and has emerged as a drug with activity against various hematological and solid mali…