Hematological Malignancies: Multiple Myeloma (MM) – Early and Robust Diagnosis Along with New Treatment Options Can Have Considerable Impact on Management of the Disease

Lewes, DE -- (ReleaseWire) -- 01/22/2015 -- While targeting unmet needs in the treatment of hematological malignancies/ cancer through innovative drug development strategies have witnessed favorable outcomes, the specific choice of the therapies is dependent on the identification of important genomic alterations in cancerous cells that allow for the tumor's sub classification. Over the past decade, Proteasome inhibitor and the immunomodulatory drugs have become the cornerstone of treatment for pts with Multiple Myeloma (MM) resulting in improved survival. However, eventually all pts relapse and use of modern diagnosis will enable risk stratification to help distinguish pts along the spectrum of the condition. This can aid in the selection of new treatment options for Relapsed/ Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM) to further improve survival and quality of life of each patient. Two new drugs have successfully fulfilled this need – POMALYST/ IMNOVID (pomalidomide – POM, Celgene, approved) and Kyprolis (carfilzomib-CFZ, Amgen/ Ono Pharma – JP, approved).