Real-world evaluation of teclistamab for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM): an International Myeloma Working Group Study

Abstract Teclistamab, a BCMAxCD3-directed bispecific antibody, has shown high response rates and durable remissions in triple-class-exposed patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. We performed a retrospective study evaluating the efficacy and safety of teclistamab in 210 patients treated...

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Main Authors: Carlyn Rose Tan, Sireesha Asoori, Chiung-Yu Huang, Larissa Brunaldi, Rakesh Popat, Efstathios Kastritis, Joaquin Martinez-Lopez, Radhika Bansal, Andre De Menezes Silva Corraes, Saurabh Chhabra, Ricardo Parrondo, Sikander Ailawadhi, Despina Fotiou, Meletios A. Dimopoulos, Kwee Yong, Catriona Mactier, Chris Lau, Magdalena Corona, Adolfo Jesús Sáez Marin, Hira Mian, Brian GM. Durie, Saad Z. Usmani, Thomas G. Martin, Yi Lin
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Published: Nature Publishing Group 2025-04-01
Series:Blood Cancer Journal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41408-025-01259-z
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author Carlyn Rose Tan
Sireesha Asoori
Chiung-Yu Huang
Larissa Brunaldi
Rakesh Popat
Efstathios Kastritis
Joaquin Martinez-Lopez
Radhika Bansal
Andre De Menezes Silva Corraes
Saurabh Chhabra
Ricardo Parrondo
Sikander Ailawadhi
Despina Fotiou
Meletios A. Dimopoulos
Kwee Yong
Catriona Mactier
Chris Lau
Magdalena Corona
Adolfo Jesús Sáez Marin
Hira Mian
Brian GM. Durie
Saad Z. Usmani
Thomas G. Martin
Yi Lin
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Andre De Menezes Silva Corraes
Saurabh Chhabra
Ricardo Parrondo
Sikander Ailawadhi
Despina Fotiou
Meletios A. Dimopoulos
Kwee Yong
Catriona Mactier
Chris Lau
Magdalena Corona
Adolfo Jesús Sáez Marin
Hira Mian
Brian GM. Durie
Saad Z. Usmani
Thomas G. Martin
Yi Lin
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description Abstract Teclistamab, a BCMAxCD3-directed bispecific antibody, has shown high response rates and durable remissions in triple-class-exposed patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. We performed a retrospective study evaluating the efficacy and safety of teclistamab in 210 patients treated at 9 academic centers from five countries within the IMWG Immunotherapy Working Group Committee. Patients were heavily pretreated, with 83% having triple-class refractory disease and 44% with prior BCMA-targeted therapy. With a median follow-up of 5.3 months, the overall response rate (ORR) was 67% in 188 response-evaluable patients, including 55% with a very good partial response or better. The 6-month progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival rates were 53% (95% CI, 46–61%) and 73% (67–80%), respectively. Patients who received prior BCMA-directed therapy compared to BCMA-treatment-naïve patients had a lower ORR (58.3 vs 74.0%; P = 0.03) and PFS (6-month PFS 43% [95% CI, 33–55%] vs 63% [54–73%]; logrank P = 0.004). Step-up dosing occurred in an outpatient setting for 23% of patients. CRS occurred in 54% of patients, and infections were reported in 56.2% of patients, with 22% having grade ≥3 infections. In this multicenter real-world study, we found that teclistamab can lead to rapid responses in heavily pretreated myeloma patients with comparable efficacy and safety profiles, as demonstrated in MajesTEC-1.
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spelling doaj-art-b63a6e2818094d2eb4c26f3e140b74f22025-08-20T03:08:02ZengNature Publishing GroupBlood Cancer Journal2044-53852025-04-0115111010.1038/s41408-025-01259-zReal-world evaluation of teclistamab for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM): an International Myeloma Working Group StudyCarlyn Rose Tan0Sireesha Asoori1Chiung-Yu Huang2Larissa Brunaldi3Rakesh Popat4Efstathios Kastritis5Joaquin Martinez-Lopez6Radhika Bansal7Andre De Menezes Silva Corraes8Saurabh Chhabra9Ricardo Parrondo10Sikander Ailawadhi11Despina Fotiou12Meletios A. Dimopoulos13Kwee Yong14Catriona Mactier15Chris Lau16Magdalena Corona17Adolfo Jesús Sáez Marin18Hira Mian19Brian GM. Durie20Saad Z. Usmani21Thomas G. Martin22Yi Lin23Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterUniversity of CaliforniaUniversity of CaliforniaMayo ClinicUniversity College LondonDepartment of Clinical Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of MedicineUniversity of Complutense, Hospital 12 de Octubre, CNIO, i + 12Mayo ClinicMayo ClinicMayo ClinicMayo ClinicMayo ClinicDepartment of Clinical Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of MedicineDepartment of Clinical Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of MedicineUniversity College LondonUniversity College LondonUniversity College LondonUniversity of Complutense, Hospital 12 de Octubre, CNIO, i + 12University of Complutense, Hospital 12 de Octubre, CNIO, i + 12McMaster UniversityCedars-Sinai Medical CenterMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterUniversity of CaliforniaMayo ClinicAbstract Teclistamab, a BCMAxCD3-directed bispecific antibody, has shown high response rates and durable remissions in triple-class-exposed patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. We performed a retrospective study evaluating the efficacy and safety of teclistamab in 210 patients treated at 9 academic centers from five countries within the IMWG Immunotherapy Working Group Committee. Patients were heavily pretreated, with 83% having triple-class refractory disease and 44% with prior BCMA-targeted therapy. With a median follow-up of 5.3 months, the overall response rate (ORR) was 67% in 188 response-evaluable patients, including 55% with a very good partial response or better. The 6-month progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival rates were 53% (95% CI, 46–61%) and 73% (67–80%), respectively. Patients who received prior BCMA-directed therapy compared to BCMA-treatment-naïve patients had a lower ORR (58.3 vs 74.0%; P = 0.03) and PFS (6-month PFS 43% [95% CI, 33–55%] vs 63% [54–73%]; logrank P = 0.004). Step-up dosing occurred in an outpatient setting for 23% of patients. CRS occurred in 54% of patients, and infections were reported in 56.2% of patients, with 22% having grade ≥3 infections. In this multicenter real-world study, we found that teclistamab can lead to rapid responses in heavily pretreated myeloma patients with comparable efficacy and safety profiles, as demonstrated in MajesTEC-1.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41408-025-01259-z
spellingShingle Carlyn Rose Tan
Sireesha Asoori
Chiung-Yu Huang
Larissa Brunaldi
Rakesh Popat
Efstathios Kastritis
Joaquin Martinez-Lopez
Radhika Bansal
Andre De Menezes Silva Corraes
Saurabh Chhabra
Ricardo Parrondo
Sikander Ailawadhi
Despina Fotiou
Meletios A. Dimopoulos
Kwee Yong
Catriona Mactier
Chris Lau
Magdalena Corona
Adolfo Jesús Sáez Marin
Hira Mian
Brian GM. Durie
Saad Z. Usmani
Thomas G. Martin
Yi Lin
Real-world evaluation of teclistamab for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM): an International Myeloma Working Group Study
Blood Cancer Journal
title Real-world evaluation of teclistamab for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM): an International Myeloma Working Group Study
title_full Real-world evaluation of teclistamab for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM): an International Myeloma Working Group Study
title_fullStr Real-world evaluation of teclistamab for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM): an International Myeloma Working Group Study
title_full_unstemmed Real-world evaluation of teclistamab for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM): an International Myeloma Working Group Study
title_short Real-world evaluation of teclistamab for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM): an International Myeloma Working Group Study
title_sort real world evaluation of teclistamab for the treatment of relapsed refractory multiple myeloma rrmm an international myeloma working group study
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41408-025-01259-z
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