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An Organotypic High Throughput System for Characterization of Drug Sensitivity of Primary Multiple Myeloma Cells
Published on: July 15, 2015
Current and emerging immunotherapeutic approaches to the treatment of multiple myeloma
Dawn Swan1, Kevin Lynch2, Mark Gurney3
1Clinical Research Facility, University Hospital Galway, Newcastle Road, Galway, H91 YR71, Ireland.
Multiple myeloma (MM) has a worldwide incidence of 1-5/100,000/year. Outcomes have improved significantly in recent years following incorporation of immunomodulatory drugs and proteasome inhibitors into standard-of-care regimes. MM is profoundly immunosuppressive, enabling immune evasion, proliferation and disease progression. The role of the immune system in MM is becoming increasingly characterized and understood, and numerous therapies are under development or in routine clinical use targeting these elements of MM pathogenesis. In this review we discuss the immunosuppressive effects of MM, then the therapies targeting these defects. Specifically, we review the monoclonal and bispecific antibodies, alongside adoptive cellular therapies currently under investigation.
Multiple myeloma (MM) has a worldwide incidence of 1-5/100,000/year. Outcomes have improved significantly in recent years following incorporation of immunomodulatory drugs and proteasome inhibitors into standard-of-care regimes. MM is profoundly immunosuppressive, enabling immune evasion, proliferation and disease progression. The role of the immune system in MM is becoming increasingly characterized and understood, and numerous therapies are under development or in routine clinical use targeting these elements of MM pathogenesis. In this review we discuss the immunosuppressive effects of MM, then the therapies targeting these defects. Specifically, we review the monoclonal and bispecific antibodies, alongside adoptive cellular therapies currently under investigation.
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