Multiple Myeloma Market Snapshot: New Drugs And Big Changes

The multiple myeloma treatment landscape is poised for a shakeup following the FDA approval of three new drugs to treat the incurable cancer, but with all the competition, determining which drugs to use when and in which patients won’t necessarily be straightforward.

The multiple myeloma treatment market is poised for change following FDA's approval of three new drugs within a two-week span in November. Now that Johnson & Johnson/Genmab ASDarzalex (daratumumab), Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.’s Ninlaro (ixazomib) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.’s Empliciti (elotuzumab) have all reached the market, drug makers are scrambling to stake a claim – or hold onto an existing one – in the increasingly competitive market.

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