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    FDA renews approval of daratumomab-hyaluronidase combined with pomalidomide and dexamethasone for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma

    • Last Update: 2021-08-09
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    On July 9, 2021, the U.
    S.
    Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Darzalex Faspro (Darzalex Faspro) in combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone for multiple myeloma ( MM) Adult patients (previously received at least first-line treatment including lenalidomide and proteasome inhibitors)
    .

    The approval evaluated the efficacy in the APOLLO study (NCT03180736).
    The APOLLO study is an open-label, active controlled study.
    304 patients were randomized (1:1) to receive Darzalex Faspro in combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone (Darzalex Faspro- Pd) treatment or pomalidomide and dexamethasone (Pd) treatment
    .

    Darzalex Faspro administration method: 1800mg/30000 units (1800mg daratumumab and 30000 units hyaluronidase), subcutaneously, once a week for the first 8 weeks, and once every two weeks for the 9-24 weeks.
    Every four weeks starting from the 25th week; pomalidomide administration method: on the 1-21st day of each cycle (28 days as a cycle), 4 mg orally once a day; dexamethasone administration method: 40 mg per week (for> 75-year-old patients, reduce the dose to 20mg per week)
    .

    Until the disease progresses or intolerable toxicity appears
    .

    The main study endpoint is progression-free survival (PFS)
    .

    The median PFS of the Darzalex Faspro-Pd group and the Pd group were 12.
    4 months and 6.
    9 months, respectively (HR 0.
    63; 95% CI: 0.
    47, 0.
    85; p=0.
    0018).
    Compared with the Pd regimen, they received Darzalex Faspro-Pd The risk of disease progression or death in treated patients was reduced by 37%
    .

    The most common adverse reactions (≥20%) of MM patients receiving Darzalex Faspro-Pd treatment include fatigue, pneumonia, upper respiratory tract infection, and diarrhea
    .

    The recommended dose of Darzalex Faspro is 1800mg/30000 units (1800mg daratumumab and 30000 units hyaluronidase), injected subcutaneously into the abdomen within about 3-5 minutes
    .

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