Articles tagged with: CD38 Targeted Therapies

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[ by | Nov 10, 2016 8:27 am | Comments Off ]
  • New Phase III study combining dara­tu­mu­mab, car­filz­o­mib and dexa­metha­sone in re­lapsed / refractory multiple myeloma – dosing ex­pec­ted in 2017
  • First study under Clinical Trial Collaboration and Supply Agreement be­tween Janssen and Amgen
  • Agreement covers all poten­tial oppor­tu­ni­ties combining dara­tu­mu­mab and car­filz­o­mib to treat cancer

Genmab Announces Phase III Study Of Daratumumab In Combination With Carfilzomib In Multiple Myeloma Copenhagen, Denmark (Press Release) – Genmab A/S (Nasdaq Copenhagen: GEN) announced today that dara­tu­mu­mab (DARZALEX®) will be in­ves­ti­gated in a Phase III clin­i­cal study in com­bi­na­tion with car­filz­o­mib (KYPROLIS®) and dexa­meth­a­sone in patients with re­lapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. The study will be conducted under a master clin­i­cal trial col­lab­o­ration and supply agree­ment be­tween Genmab’s licensing partner for dara­tu­mu­mab, Janssen Biotech, Inc., and Onyx Pharma­ceu­ticals, Inc., a wholly-owned sub­sid­i­ary of Amgen, Inc. The agree­ment covers all poten­tial oppor­tu­ni­ties for combining dara­tu­mu­mab and …

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Opinion»

[ by | Oct 31, 2016 12:19 pm | 18 Comments ]
Myeloma Dispatches: Unexpected Gifts

This year, the autumn colors have been unusually magnificent here in Colorado. I believe this Indian summer has been the finest show in recent years.

The riot of colors on the hillsides created a contrast to what was hap­pen­ing to my body. Multiple myeloma cells were ad­vanc­ing aggres­sively and reducing the pro­duc­tion of nor­mal blood cells. I became acutely ill with severe anemia, easy bleeding, and shortness of breath.

My husband Mark and I had planned a three-week trip to the East Coast for the end of September to revisit the life …

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[ by | Oct 7, 2016 5:58 pm | Comments Off ]
  • U.S. FDA grants Priority Review to dara­tu­mu­mab in com­bi­na­tion with lena­lido­mide and dexa­meth­a­sone, or bor­tez­o­mib and dexa­meth­a­sone for re­lapsed multiple myeloma — February 17, 2017 PDUFA date
  • U.S. FDA grants Standard Review to dara­tu­mu­mab in com­bi­na­tion with poma­lido­mide and dexa­meth­a­sone for re­lapsed or refractory multiple myeloma — June 17, 2017 PDUFA date

U.S. FDA Grants Priority Review For Daratumumab In Relapsed Multiple Myeloma Copenhagen, Denmark (Press Release) – Genmab A/S (Nasdaq Copenhagen: GEN) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Admin­istra­tion (FDA) has granted Priority Review to the supple­mental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for the use of dara­tu­mu­mab (DARZALEX®) in combi­na­tion with lena­lido­mide and dexa­meth­a­sone, or bor­tez­o­mib and dexa­meth­a­sone, for the treat­ment of patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior ther­apy. The sBLA was submitted by Genmab's licensing partner, Janssen Biotech, Inc. in August 2016. Priority Review …

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[ by | Aug 23, 2016 6:58 am | Comments Off ]

Phase 3 data sup­porting sub­mission suggests poten­tial clin­i­cal benefit of dara­tu­mu­mab as a back­bone ther­apy in com­bi­na­tion with either a pro­te­a­some inhibitor (PI) or an immuno­modu­la­tory agent for re­lapsed multiple myeloma patients

Janssen Submits Application To The European Medicines Agency (EMA) To Expand Use Of Darzalex (Daratumumab) To Include Combination With Standard Of Care Regimens Beerse, Belgium (Press Release) – Janssen-Cilag Inter­na­tional NV today announced the sub­mission of a Type II variation appli­ca­tion to the European Medicines Agency (EMA), seeking to broaden the existing mar­ket­ing authori­sa­tion for the immuno­therapy DARZALEX®▼ (dara­tu­mu­mab) to in­clude treat­ment of adult patients with re­lapsed multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior ther­apy. The expanded indi­ca­tion is based on dara­tu­mu­mab in com­bi­na­tion with lena­lido­mide (an immuno­modu­la­tory agent) and dexa­meth­a­sone, or bor­tez­o­mib (a PI) and dexa­meth­a­sone.

Daratumumab is cur­rently approved by the European Com­mis­sion (EC) for mono­therapy of adult patients with …

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[ by | Aug 23, 2016 6:52 am | Comments Off ]
  • Application to broaden label for dara­tu­mu­mab for re­lapsed multiple myeloma submitted to EMA by Janssen
  • Submission based on data from two Phase III studies, CASTOR and POLLUX
  • Genmab to receive USD 10 million in mile­stone pay­ments from Janssen

Genmab Announces European Regulatory Submission For Daratumumab In Relapsed Multiple Myeloma Copenhagen, Denmark (Press Release) — Genmab A/S (Nasdaq Copenhagen: GEN) announced today that Janssen Pharmaceutica NV (Janssen) has submitted a variation to the Marketing Authori­za­tion to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) seeking to broaden the existing mar­ket­ing authori­za­tion for dara­tu­mu­mab (DARZALEX®) to in­clude treat­ment of adult patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior ther­apy. The sub­mission of the appli­ca­tion triggers mile­stone pay­ments totaling USD 10 million to Genmab from Janssen. The mile­stone pay­ments were in­cluded in …

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[ by | Aug 17, 2016 3:25 pm | Comments Off ]

Supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) seeks second indi­ca­tion for dara­tu­mu­mab in combi­na­tion with standard of care regi­mens for patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior ther­apy

Janssen Submits Application To U.S. FDA To Expand Indication For Daratumumab (Darzalex) Raritan, NJ (Press Release) – Janssen Biotech, Inc. announced today a supple­mental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for dara­tu­mu­mab (DARZALEX®) has been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Admin­is­tra­tion (FDA). The appli­ca­tion seeks to expand the current indi­ca­tion, using dara­tu­mu­mab in com­bi­na­tion with lena­lido­mide (an immuno­modu­la­tory agent) and dexa­meth­a­sone, or bor­tez­o­mib (a pro­te­a­some inhibitor [PI]) and dexa­meth­a­sone, for the treat­ment of patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior ther­apy. Dara­tu­mu­mab received Break­through Therapy Desig­na­tion from the FDA for this pending indi­ca­tion on July 25, 2016.

"Daratumumab has been …

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[ by | Aug 17, 2016 3:21 pm | Comments Off ]
  • sBLA submitted to U.S. FDA for dara­tu­mu­mab for treat­ment of patients with re­lapsed multiple myeloma
  • Submission based on data from two Phase III studies, CASTOR and POLLUX
  • Genmab to receive USD 15 million in mile­stone pay­ments from Janssen

Genmab Announces Submission Of Supplemental Biologics License Application To FDA For Daratumumab In Relapsed Multiple Myeloma Copenhagen, Denmark (Press Release) — Genmab A/S (Nasdaq Copenhagen: GEN) announced today that its licensing partner, Janssen Biotech, Inc. has submitted a supple­mental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Admin­istra­tion (FDA) for the use of dara­tu­mu­mab (DARZALEX®) in com­bi­na­tion with lena­lido­mide and dexa­meth­a­sone, or bor­tez­o­mib and dexa­meth­a­sone, for the treat­ment of patients with multiple myeloma who received at least one prior ther­apy. In July 2016, dara­tu­mu­mab was granted a Break­through Therapy Desig­na­tion (BTD) in this patient pop­u­la­tion. …

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