Refractory plasma cell neoplasm
MONDO:0004816A plasma cell neoplasm that is resistant to treatment.
Also known as: refractory plasma cell neoplasm
2137 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 228 tagged with Refractory plasma cell neoplasm itself.
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Can adding selinexor to standard therapy extend remission in Hard-to-Treat myeloma?
Disease control CompletedThis phase III trial is testing whether adding selinexor to a standard two-drug regimen (bortezomib and dexamethasone) can help people with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma—a blood cancer that has returned or stopped responding to treatment. About 154 adults with measurabl…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Antengene Corporation • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 12, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Supercharged immune cells take on Hard-to-Treat myeloma
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase study tests a new treatment for multiple myeloma that has returned or stopped responding to prior therapies. It combines specially engineered natural killer (NK) cells (called TiNK) with an antibody drug (isatuximab) and standard chemotherapy. The main goal is to…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Elvira Umyarova • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can nivolumab rescue patients when CAR T-Cell therapy fails?
Disease control CompletedThis phase 2 trial tested nivolumab, an immunotherapy drug, in 20 people with blood cancers like lymphoma, leukemia, or myeloma that came back or didn't respond after CAR T-cell therapy. The goal was to see if nivolumab could help the immune system attack the cancer again. The st…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: University of Washington • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 28, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise for returning bone marrow cancer
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a drug called ixazomib, alone or with other medicines, in 165 people whose multiple myeloma (a blood cancer) had come back. The goal was to see if these combinations could shrink or control the cancer. Participants received different treatment plans, and doctors…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Mayo Clinic • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on Hard-to-Treat myeloma in major trial
Disease control CompletedThis phase 3 trial tests whether a personalized cell therapy called bb2121 works better than standard drug combinations for people with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma. About 386 participants were randomly assigned to receive either bb2121 or one of several standard regi…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Celgene • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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New combo shows promise for Tough-to-Treat blood cancer
Disease control CompletedThis study tested two drug combinations in 186 adults with multiple myeloma that came back or didn't respond after earlier treatment. One group got pomalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone, and another got those two plus daratumumab. The goal was to see if the tumors shrank enoug…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Celgene • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Could a common pain reliever boost a cancer drug? early trial underway
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase trial tested a combination of two drugs—selinexor and choline salicylate (a type of aspirin)—in 22 adults with certain lymphomas or multiple myeloma that had come back or not responded to treatment. The main goal was to find the safest dose and check for side eff…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Mayo Clinic • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:38 UTC
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New hope for Tough-to-Treat myeloma: experimental drug shows promise
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a new drug called REGN5459 in 43 people with multiple myeloma that had returned or stopped responding to other treatments. The drug works by helping the immune system attack cancer cells. The main goals were to check safety and find the best dose, and to see how…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:29 UTC
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New Two-Step transplant shows promise for blood cancer patients
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a two-step stem cell transplant for people with blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. First, patients received low-dose chemotherapy and radiation to prepare their bodies. Then, they got donor stem cells followed by drugs to prevent the donor cells from atta…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:08 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on Hard-to-Treat myeloma
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a therapy called bb2121, made from a patient's own immune cells that are reprogrammed to attack myeloma cells. It included over 300 people with multiple myeloma that had returned or was high-risk. The goal was to see if the treatment could shrink tumors and cont…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Celgene • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:10 UTC
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Experimental CAR-T therapy shows early promise in Tough-to-Treat myeloma
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase trial tested a new CAR-T cell therapy called C-CAR088 in 9 patients with multiple myeloma that had returned or stopped responding to treatment. The therapy uses a patient's own immune cells, modified to target a protein called BCMA on myeloma cells. The main goal…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:04 UTC
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New drug shows promise for Hard-to-Treat blood cancer
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a drug called elranatamab in 39 Chinese patients with multiple myeloma that had stopped responding to at least three prior treatments. The drug works by helping the immune system attack cancer cells. The goal was to see if it could shrink tumors and control the …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Pfizer • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:09 UTC
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New drug cocktail shows early promise for Hard-to-Treat myeloma
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase study tested a combination of three drugs—ibrutinib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone—in 14 people with multiple myeloma that had come back or stopped responding to prior treatments. The main goal was to find safe doses and watch for side effects. Results help gui…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Alliance Foundation Trials, LLC. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:08 UTC
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New drug cocktail shows promise for Hard-to-Treat myeloma
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase trial tested a combination of three drugs—selinexor, carfilzomib, and dexamethasone—in 52 patients with multiple myeloma that had returned or stopped responding to treatment. The main goal was to find the safest dose and check for side effects. Researchers hope t…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: University of Chicago • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:56 UTC
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New drug cocktail shows promise for Hard-to-Treat myeloma
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a combination of three drugs (pomalidomide, ixazomib, and dexamethasone) with or without a fourth drug (cyclophosphamide) in 66 adults with multiple myeloma that had come back or stopped responding to treatment. The goal was to see how well the treatment control…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: GWT-TUD GmbH • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:53 UTC
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Stem cell transplant or drug combo: which works better for myeloma?
Disease control CompletedThis study tested two ways to treat multiple myeloma that has come back or stopped responding to treatment. All 23 participants first received a combination of clarithromycin, pomalidomide, and dexamethasone. Then, half got a stem cell transplant followed by pomalidomide, while t…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 16:52 UTC
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New drug cocktail shows promise for relapsed myeloma
Disease control CompletedThis phase 2 study tested a combination of three drugs—carfilzomib, pomalidomide, and dexamethasone—in 54 adults whose multiple myeloma had come back after one or two prior treatments. The goal was to see how many patients responded to the therapy. The study is complete, and resu…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Amgen • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 13:41 UTC
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Lab tests could pick the right drug for tough myeloma cases
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study tests a new way to choose treatments for people with multiple myeloma or plasma cell leukemia that has returned or stopped responding to standard therapy. Researchers use a lab test that checks many drugs at once, along with genetic information, to find which drug or d…
Sponsor: University of Washington • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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No new drug, just data: italian study tracks Real-World myeloma care
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study is not testing a new treatment. Instead, researchers in Italy are observing how doctors currently treat a tough form of multiple myeloma that no longer responds to three main drug classes. They will collect information from medical records of about 250 patients across …
Sponsor: Pfizer • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 11, 2026 00:00 UTC