J&J adds yet another multiple myeloma regimen to the Darzalex label as Sanofi rival jumps in
J&J’s third-line multiple myeloma blockbuster Darzalex got the FDA green light for a new regimen to take another swing at the blood cancer — this time, in a cocktail with carfilzomib and dexamethasone.
The combination therapy was approved to treat relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma patients who have already received one to three lines of treatment.
Darzalex, a CD38-directed antibody, led the market for years after its approval in 2015 for third-line multiple myeloma patients. But this year, it faces competition from Sanofi’s Sarclisa, another CD38-targeting drug approved in April as a third-line treatment for multiple myeloma patients, in combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone.
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