Fast Five Quiz: Multiple Myeloma Management

Joshua Richter, MD; Emmanuel C. Besa, MD

May 16, 2023

B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) is the leading target for CAR-T therapy, which has been successful in the treatment of relapsed/refractory MM.

Antigen escape, the poor persistence of CAR-T cells, and the complicated tumor microenvironment remain a challenge to a significant population of MM patients who experience relapse after anti-BCMA CAR-T cell therapy. Broad clinical application of CAR-T cell therapy is also hampered by the high cost and time-consuming nature of the manufacturing processes. There are several potential strategies under investigation to overcome these challenges.

In patients with relapsed or refractory MM, the use of a bispecific antibody that binds to both BCMA and CD3 to redirect T cells to MM cells shows promising efficacy. Other potential targets either for single-target or dual-target CAR-T are also being studied.

Learn more about antibody-drug conjugates in MM.

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