×
ADVERTISEMENT

AUGUST 9, 2016

Daratumumab Receives Breakthrough Therapy Status for Multiple Myeloma

Drug: Daratumumab (Darzalex, Janssen)

Status: Granted breakthrough therapy status for use with dexamethasone and either lenalidomide (Revlimid, Celgene) or bortezomib (Velcade, Millennium/Takeda) for patients with previously treated multiple myeloma

Significant Trial Data:

Phase III CASTOR trial:

  • Daratumumab plus bortezomib-dexamethasone versus bortezomib and dexamethasone
  •  498 patients who had received at least 1 prior treatment for MM
  • After 7.4 months median follow-up, daratumumab recipients