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: Teclistamab (TEC) is the first B-cell maturation antigen-directed bispecific antibody approved in 2022 by the European Medicines Agency and Food and Drug Administration for triple-class exposed relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). : As TEC is increasingly used in real-world (RW) settings, this study seeks to gather existing RW evidence on effectiveness, safety, healthcare resource utilization, and clinical practices associated with TEC. : A systematic literature review was performed to identify RW observational studies of TEC-treated adults with RRMM from 2023 to June 2024. : Sixty-one records representing 41 unique studies were included; sample sizes ranged from 8 to 572 patients. Where reported, median follow-up ranged from 2.3 to 33.6 months, and >65% of the patients would have been ineligible for the pivotal trial of TEC (MajesTEC-1) in all but one study. In eight studies with ≥50 patients and ≥3 months follow-up, overall response rates were 59-66% and cytokine release syndrome (CRS) rates were 18-64%. Tocilizumab use for CRS management was reported in 14 studies, with two indicating CRS rates of 13% and 26% when used prophylactically. Survival and infection outcomes showed wide variability due to short follow-up in most studies. : Overall, early RW effectiveness and safety outcomes of TEC were comparable to findings from MajesTEC-1.
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Transplant Cell Ther
September 2025
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA; University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Background: BCMA-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy represents a major therapeutic breakthrough for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM), offering deep and durable responses in heavily pretreated patients. However, a subset of patients experience early relapse or fail to respond, highlighting the need for strategies to enhance efficacy. Gamma-secretase inhibitors (GSIs) have been shown to increase surface BCMA expression on malignant plasma cells and may potentiate the activity of BCMA CAR-T cells, particularly in patients with low baseline BCMA antigen density.
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Department of Hematology-Oncology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies have revolutionized the approach and management of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM), and as of 2025, idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel) and ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel) are the only BCMA-targeted CAR T-cell therapies approved by the FDA. Exceptional responses were demonstrated for heavily pretreated patients in the KarMMa-1 trial, reporting a 73% overall response rate (ORR) and 98% in the CARTITUDE-1 trial. Furthermore, both therapies show a significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) compared to standard regimens when administered in earlier lines.
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Hematology and Transplant Center, University Hospital"San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona", Salerno, Italy.
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Excellence Center for Comprehensive Cancer (ECCCC), King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Despite therapeutic advances, multiple myeloma (MM) remains incurable, especially in relapsed/refractory (R/R) cases. B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) is a key target for novel immunotherapies, including chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies and bispecific T-cell engagers (BiTEs), which vary in efficacy, toxicity, and accessibility. To compare the efficacy and safety of BCMA-directed CAR-T therapies and BiTEs in R/R MM through a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Daiichi Sankyo Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ, USA.
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