• Phase III CANDOR study of dara­tu­mu­mab in com­bi­na­tion with car­filz­o­mib and dexa­meth­a­sone in re­lapsed or re­frac­tory mul­ti­ple myeloma met the pri­mary end­point of im­prove­ment in pro­gres­sion free sur­vival
• Data to be discussed with health author­i­ties in preparation for regu­la­tory sub­missions

Copenhagen, Denmark (Company Announcement) – Genmab A/S (Nasdaq: GMAB) an­nounced to­day top­line re­­sults from the Phase III CANDOR study, sponsored by Amgen, of dara­tu­mu­mab in com­bi­na­tion with car­filz­o­mib and dexa­meth­a­sone (Kd) versus Kd alone in patients with mul­ti­ple myeloma who have re­lapsed after one to three prior ther­a­pies. The study met the pri­mary end­point of im­prov­ing pro­gres­sion free sur­vival (PFS). The regi­men re­­sulted in a 37% re­duc­tion in the risk of pro­gres­sion or death in patients with re­lapsed or re­frac­tory mul­ti­ple myeloma treated with …

First Phase 3 Study Combining KYPROLIS and DARZALEX, Two Critical Mechanisms of Action in Treatment of Multiple Myeloma

Thousand Oaks, CA (Press Release) -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced the Phase 3 CANDOR study eval­u­ating KYPROLIS® (car­filz­o­mib) in com­bi­na­tion with dexa­meth­a­sone and DARZALEX® (dara­tu­mu­mab) (KdD) com­pared to KYPROLIS and dexa­meth­a­sone alone (Kd) met its pri­mary end­point of pro­gres­sion-free survival (PFS). The regi­men resulted in a 37% reduction in the risk of pro­gres­sion or death in patients with re­lapsed or refractory multiple myeloma treated with KdD (HR=0.630; 95% CI: 0.464, 0.854; p=0.0014). The median PFS for patients treated with Kd alone was 15.8 months, while the median PFS for patients treated …

POMALYST®, in com­bi­na­tion with bor­tez­o­mib and dexa­meth­a­sone, provides a new medication option for patients living with multiple myeloma

Toronto, ON (Press Release) – Celgene Inc. announced today that Health Canada has approved a POMALYST® (poma­lido­mide)-based triplet com­bi­na­tion with bor­tez­o­mib and dexa­meth­a­sone. This is a new treat­ment option for patients with multiple myeloma (MM) who have received at least one prior treat­ment regi­men that in­cluded REVLIMID® (lena­lido­mide).

POMALYST® is an oral medication taken daily and is indicated, in com­bi­na­tion with bor­tez­o­mib and dexa­meth­a­sone, for the treat­ment of adult patients with MM who have received at least one prior treat­ment regi­men that in­cluded lena­lido­mide.^1,2

"The treat­ment landscape for multiple myeloma has sig­nif­i­cantly changed …

Topline data from the ran­dom­ized Phase II GRIFFIN study in trans­plant eli­gible, newly diag­nosed patients with multiple myeloma treated with dara­tu­mu­mab in com­bi­na­tion with lena­lido­mide, bor­tez­o­mib, and dexa­meth­a­sone met the study’s pri­mary end­point with a higher per­cent­age of stringent com­plete response in the dara­tu­mu­mab arm as com­pared with patients who received lena­lido­mide, bor­tez­o­mib, and dexa­meth­a­sone alone

Copenhagen, Denmark (Company Announcement) – Genmab A/S (Nasdaq Copenhagen: GEN) announced today that topline data from the Phase II GRIFFIN (MMY2004) study of newly diag­nosed patients with multiple myeloma eli­gible for high-dose chemo­ther­apy and au­tol­o­gous stem cell trans­plan­ta­tion (ASCT), who were treated with dara­tu­mu­mab in com­bi­na­tion with lena­lido­mide, bor­tez­o­mib, and dexa­meth­a­sone (VRd), met its pri­mary end­point, demonstrating a higher per­cent­age of stringent com­plete responses (sCR) than patients who received VRd alone. Specifically, the topline data showed that 42.4% of patients treated with dara­tu­mu­mab in com­bi­na­tion with VRd achieved a sCR, com­pared to 32.0% …

• U.S. FDA grants Priority Review for dara­tu­mu­mab in com­bi­na­tion with bor­tez­o­mib, thalido­mide and dexa­meth­a­sone as treat­ment for newly diag­nosed patients with multiple myeloma who are can­di­dates for au­tol­o­gous stem cell trans­plant
• September 26, 2019 PDUFA date

Copenhagen, Denmark (Company Announcement) – Genmab A/S (Nasdaq Copenhagen: GEN) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Admin­istra­tion (U.S. FDA) granted a Priority Review for the supple­mental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for the use of dara­tu­mu­mab (DARZALEX®) in com­bi­na­tion with bor­tez­o­mib, thalido­mide and dexa­meth­a­sone (VTd) as treat­ment for patients newly diag­nosed with multiple myeloma who are can­di­dates for au­tol­o­gous stem cell trans­plant (ASCT). The sBLA was submitted by Genmab’s licensing partner, Janssen Biotech, Inc. (Janssen), in March 2019. Priority Review is a …

Hyderabad, India (Press Release) – NATCO Pharma Limited (NSE: NATCOPHARM; BSE: 524816) is pleased to announce that it has reached a Settlement Agreement with Onyx Thera­peutics, Inc. on patent lit­i­ga­tion related to generic versions of 10mg, 30mg and 60mg of Kyprolis®. NATCO has partnered with Breckenridge Pharma­ceu­tical, Inc., who will mar­ket the prod­uct in the United States.

The parties have reached a Settlement Agreement and the District Court case has been dismissed. By virtue of the settlement, NATCO and Breckenridge have been granted a license permitting the launch of their generic car­filz­o­mib prod­uct …

A team of U.S. researchers has published the results of an in­ves­ti­ga­tion into eyelid-related com­pli­ca­tions in multiple myeloma patients receiving treat­ment with Velcade or Kyprolis. Drawing on the results of their in­ves­ti­ga­tion, the authors of the new study also propose guidelines for the prevention and man­agement of such com­pli­ca­tions.

The authors report on a case series of 16 patients who devel­oped either blepharitis or chalazia after starting treat­ment with Velcade (bor­tez­o­mib) or Kyprolis (car­filz­o­mib).

Blepharitis is the medical term for chronic inflammation of the eyelid, and a chalazion is a cyst in …