Multiple myeloma is the second most common hematologic malignancy. Current treatment strategies are mainly based on immunomodulatory drugs, proteasome inhibitors or combination of both. Novel agents added to these backbone treatments represent a promising strategy in treatment of newly diagnosed as well as relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma patients. In this respect, the incorporation of monoclonal antibodies into standard-of-care regimens markedly improved prognosis of myeloma patients during the last years. More specifically, monoclonal anti-CD38 antibodies, daratumumab and isatuximab, have been implemented into treatment strategies from first-line treatment to refractory disease. In addition, the monoclonal anti-SLAM-F7 antibody elotuzumab in combination with immunomodulatory drugs has improved the clinical outcomes of patients with relapsed/refractory disease. Belantamab mafodotin is the first approved antibody drug conjugate directed against B cell maturation antigen and is currently used as a monotherapy for patients with advanced disease. This review focuses on clinical efficacy and safety of monoclonal antibodies as well as antibody drug conjugates in multiple myeloma.

• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• přehledy MeSH

Remarkable advances have been achieved in the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) in the last decade, which saw targeted immunotherapy, represented by anti-CD38 monoclonal antibodies, successfully incorporated across indications. However, myeloma is still considered curable in only a small subset of patients, and the majority of them eventually relapse. B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) is expressed exclusively in mature B lymphocytes and plasma cells, and represents an ideal new target for immunotherapy, presented by bispecific antibody (bsAb) constructs, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cells. Each of them has proved its efficacy with the potential for deep and long-lasting responses as a single agent therapy in heavily pretreated patients. As a result, belantamab mafodotin was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of relapsed/refractory MM, as the first anti-BCMA agent. In the present review, we focus on monoclonal antibodies targeting BCMA - bsAbs and ADCs. The data from preclinical studies as well as first-in-human clinical trials will be reviewed, together with the coverage of their constructs and mechanisms of action. The present results have laid the groundwork for the ongoing or upcoming clinical trials with combinatory regimens, which have always been a cornerstone in the treatment of MM.

• MeSH
• imunokonjugáty terapeutické užití   MeSH
• imunoterapie adoptivní * MeSH
• lékové transportní systémy * MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• maturační antigen B-buněk antagonisté a inhibitory   imunologie   MeSH
• mnohočetný myelom imunologie   terapie   MeSH
• nádorové proteiny antagonisté a inhibitory   imunologie   MeSH
• plazmatické buňky imunologie   MeSH
• protilátky bispecifické terapeutické užití   MeSH
• protinádorové látky imunologicky aktivní terapeutické užití   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• přehledy MeSH

Pokroky v léčbě mnohočetného myelomu, jehož incidence stoupá i u mladších ročníků, patří k jednomu z největších úspěchů onkologie posledních desetiletí. Díky tzv. biologickým či cíleným lékům se myelom změnil z prognosticky nepříznivé hematologické malignity na potenciálně kontrolovatelnou chorobu s možností vyléčení části pacientů. V současnosti představují páteřní léčbu cílené přípravky první, druhé a třetí generace, které v kombinaci s autologní transplantací kmenových buněk vedou k téměř 100% terapeutické odpovědi s více než 50% pravděpodobností dosažení kompletní remise. Medián přežití u mladších pacientů bez rizikových faktorů stoupá nad 10 let. U značné části nemocných je však efekt zástupců dostupných biologických přípravků zatím nedostatečný. Platí to zejména pro tzv. triple‑class refrakterní pacienty, tj. ty, kteří jsou refrakterní na léčbu všemi třemi třídami biologických léků (PI, IMIDy, protilátky anti‑CD38). Je proto nutné hledat nové léčebné možnosti.

Advances in the treatment of multiple myeloma, the incidence of which is increasing even in younger years, are one of the greatest achievements of oncology in recent decades. Thanks to the so‑called biological or targeted drugs, myeloma has changed from aprognostically unfavorable hematological malignancy to apotentially controllable disease with the possibility of curing some patients. At present, the first, second and third generation targeted preparations are the backbone treatments, which in combination with autologous stem cell transplantation led to almost 100% of the therapeutic response with more than 50% probability of achieving complete remission. The median survival in younger patients without risk factors rises above 10 years. However, in alarge part of patients, the effect of representatives of available biological preparations is still insufficient. This is especially true for so‑called triple‑class refractory patients, i.e. those who are refractory to all three classes of biological drugs (PI, IMIDs, anti‑CD38 antibodies). It is therefore necessary to look for new treatment options.

• MeSH
• biologická terapie metody   MeSH
• imunomodulace MeSH
• imunotoxiny terapeutické užití   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mnohočetný myelom * farmakoterapie   terapie   MeSH
• monoklonální protilátky terapeutické užití   MeSH
• T-lymfocyty MeSH
• výsledek terapie MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH

Melphalan flufenamide (melflufen), a first-in-class, alkylating peptide-drug conjugate, demonstrated clinical benefit in combination with dexamethasone in triple-class refractory multiple myeloma (MM). The phase I/IIa ANCHOR study evaluated melflufen (30 or 40 mg) and dexamethasone (40 mg with daratumumab; 20 mg followed by 40 mg with bortezomib; dose reduced if aged ≥75 years) in triplet combination with daratumumab (16 mg/kg; daratumumab arm) or bortezomib (1.3 mg/m2; bortezomib arm) in patients with relapsed/refractory MM refractory to an immunomodulatory agent and/or a proteasome inhibitor and who had received one to four prior lines of therapy. Primary objectives were to determine the optimal dose of melflufen in triplet combination (phase I) and overall response rate (phase IIa). In total, 33 patients were treated in the daratumumab arm and 23 patients received therapy in the bortezomib arm. No dose-limiting toxicities were reported at either melflufen dose level with either combination. With both triplet regimens, the most common grade ≥3 treatment-emergent adverse events were thrombocytopenia and neutropenia; thrombocytopenia was the most common treatment-emergent adverse event leading to treatment discontinuation. In the daratumumab arm, patients receiving melflufen 30 mg remained on treatment longer than those receiving the 40-mg dose. In the daratumumab arm, the overall response rate was 73% and median progression-free survival was 12.9 months. Notably, in the bortezomib arm, the overall response rate was 78% and median progression-free survival was 14.7 months. Considering the totality of the data, melflufen 30 mg was established as the recommended dose for use with dexamethasone and daratumumab or bortezomib for future studies in relapsed/refractory MM.

• MeSH
• bortezomib terapeutické užití   MeSH
• dexamethason terapeutické užití   MeSH
• fenylalanin * analogy a deriváty   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• melfalan * analogy a deriváty   MeSH
• mnohočetný myelom * diagnóza   farmakoterapie   MeSH
• monoklonální protilátky * MeSH
• nádory plazmocelulární * MeSH
• neutropenie * chemicky indukované   MeSH
• protokoly protinádorové kombinované chemoterapie škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• trombocytopenie * MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• klinické zkoušky, fáze I MeSH
• klinické zkoušky, fáze II MeSH

INTRODUCTION: The overall survival of patients with multiple myeloma has improved with the advent of novel agents; however, multiple myeloma remains incurable. Combinations of standard-of-care agents such as immunomodulators, proteasome inhibitors, and anti-CD38 monoclonal antibodies are increasingly used in earlier lines of therapy. Patients with disease that is refractory to multiple novel agents represent a population with high unmet medical need and for whom therapies with new mechanisms of action could be beneficial. Melphalan flufenamide (melflufen) has demonstrated encouraging activity in patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma. AREAS COVERED: This review provides an overview of the mechanism of action of melflufen, a first-in-class peptide-drug conjugate that targets aminopeptidases and rapidly delivers alkylating agents into tumor cells. It reviews key Phase I and II clinical trial data for melflufen in combination with dexamethasone as well as in triplet combinations with daratumumab or bortezomib. The safety profile of melflufen, which is characterized primarily by clinically manageable hematologic adverse events, is described. EXPERT OPINION: Melflufen has potential to fill a gap in the myeloma treatment landscape by providing a new mechanism of action with clinically meaningful efficacy and a favorable safety profile in patients refractory to multiple novel agents.

• MeSH
• alkylační protinádorové látky aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   farmakologie   MeSH
• fenylalanin aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   analogy a deriváty   farmakologie   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• melfalan aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   analogy a deriváty   farmakologie   MeSH
• míra přežití MeSH
• mnohočetný myelom farmakoterapie   patologie   MeSH
• protokoly protinádorové kombinované chemoterapie aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   farmakologie   MeSH
• recidiva MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• přehledy MeSH

Melphalan flufenamide (melflufen), a first-in-class alkylating peptide-drug conjugate, plus dexamethasone was approved in Europe for use in patients with triple-class refractory relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) with ≥3 prior lines of therapy and without prior autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) or with a time to progression >36 months after prior ASCT. The randomized LIGHTHOUSE study (NCT04649060) assessed melflufen plus daratumumab and dexamethasone (melflufen group) versus daratumumab in patients with RRMM with disease refractory to an immunomodulatory agent and a proteasome inhibitor or who had received ≥3 prior lines of therapy including an immunomodulatory agent and a proteasome inhibitor. A partial clinical hold issued by the US Food and Drug Administration for all melflufen studies led to financial constraints and premature study closure on February 23rd 2022 (data cut-off date). In total, 54 of 240 planned patients were randomized (melflufen group, N=27; daratumumab group, N=27). Median progression-free survival (PFS) was not reached in the melflufen group versus 4.9 months in the daratumumab group (Hazard Ratio: 0.18 [95% Confidence Interval, 0.05-0.65]; P=0.0032) at a median follow-up time of 7.1 and 6.6 months, respectively. Overall response rate (ORR) was 59% in the melflufen group versus 30% in the daratumumab group (P=0.0300). The most common grade ≥3 treatment-emergent adverse events in the melflufen group versus daratumumab group were neutropenia (50% vs. 12%), thrombocytopenia (50% vs. 8%), and anemia (32% vs. 19%). Melflufen plus daratumumab and dexamethasone demonstrated superior PFS and ORR versus daratumumab in RRMM and a safety profile comparable to previously published melflufen studies.

• MeSH
• autologní transplantace MeSH
• dexamethason terapeutické užití   MeSH
• fenylalanin * analogy a deriváty   MeSH
• inhibitory proteasomu MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• melfalan * analogy a deriváty   MeSH
• mnohočetný myelom * diagnóza   farmakoterapie   MeSH
• monoklonální protilátky * MeSH
• nádory plazmocelulární * MeSH
• neutropenie * MeSH
• protokoly protinádorové kombinované chemoterapie škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• transplantace hematopoetických kmenových buněk * MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• klinické zkoušky, fáze III MeSH
• randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Spojené státy americké MeSH

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common and one of the most aggressive subtypes of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Front-line therapy consists of chemotherapy in combination with anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab. Relapses after rituximab-based regimen have poor prognosis and call for new treatment options. Immunohistochemistry analysis of relapsed DLBCL often reveal CD20-negative lymphoma, which limits repeated use of rituximab in combination with salvage chemotherapy. CD38 is a surface antigen that binds to CD38, CD31/PECAM-1 and hyaluronic acid. CD38 is an important mediator of signal transmission from the microenvironment into the cell. Anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody daratumumab has been approved for the treatment of multiple myeloma. Expression of CD38 on the surface of DLBCL is highly variable (compared to strong expression on myeloma cells), but can be easily assessed by flow cytometry or immunohistochemistry. A patient-derived xenograft (PDX) model of CD20-negative, CD38-positive DLBCL derived from a patient with rituximab-refractory DLBCL was used for in vivo experiments. We demonstrated that daratumumab suppressed growth of subcutaneous PDX tumours significantly more effectively than rituximab. Analysis of tumours obtained from mice treated with daratumumab revealed down-regulation of surface CD38, suggesting endocytosis of CD38-daratumumab complexes. The results suggest a potential clinical use of daratumumab in combination with salvage chemotherapy in patients with relapses of CD20-negative DLBCL. In addition, daratumumab might potentially serve as a suitable antibody moiety for derivation of antibodydrug conjugates for the targeted delivery of toxic payloads to the lymphoma cells.

• MeSH
• antigeny CD38 antagonisté a inhibitory   MeSH
• difúzní velkobuněčný B-lymfom * farmakoterapie   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• membránové glykoproteiny antagonisté a inhibitory   MeSH
• monoklonální protilátky terapeutické užití   MeSH
• myši MeSH
• nádorové mikroprostředí MeSH
• protinádorové látky * terapeutické užití   MeSH
• protokoly protinádorové kombinované chemoterapie MeSH
• rituximab terapeutické užití   MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• myši MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH