What is Immunotherapy for Multiple Myeloma? Understanding Its Role in Treatment
International Myeloma Foundation
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What is immunotherapy (monoclonal antibodies, CAR T-cell therapy, and bispecific antibodies), and how is it used to treat patients with multiple myeloma? In this video, Dr. Joseph Mikhael, Chief Medical Officer of the International Myeloma Foundation, answers the internet’s most trending search questions about immunotherapy and multiple myeloma.
Dr. Mikhael provides a detailed explanation of how monoclonal antibodies, CAR T-cell therapy, and bispecific antibodies work to target and destroy myeloma cells.
Questions Answered in this Video:
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Does immunotherapy work for multiple myeloma?
1:18 - How does immunotherapy fight cancer?
2:18 - When is immune therapy used for myeloma?
3:03 - Is immunotherapy covered by insurance?
3:36 - What are the types of immune therapies?
5:02 - List immunotherapy drugs available
5:47 - Can immunotherapy cure cancer?
Understanding immunotherapy: Learn how it uses your immune system to fight myeloma.
Types of immunotherapies:
Monoclonal antibodies
DARZALEX® (daratumumab)
EMPLICITI® (elotuzumab)
SARCLISA® (isatuximab-irfc)
CAR T-cell therapies
ABECMA® (idecabtagene vicleucel)
CARVYKTI® (ciltacabtagene autoleucel)
Bispecific antibodies
ELREXFIO™ (elranatamab-bcmm)
TALVEY™ (talquetamab)
TECVAYLI™ (teclistamab-cqyv)
#knowmyeloma
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Founded in 1990, the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) is the first and largest organization focusing specifically on multiple myeloma. The IMF’s reach extends to more than 525,000 members in 140 countries worldwide. The IMF is dedicated to improving the quality of lives of myeloma patients while working toward prevention and a cure through our four founding principles: Research, Education, Support, and Advocacy.
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0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Does immunotherapy work for multiple myeloma?
1:18 - How does immunotherapy fight cancer?
2:18 - When is immune therapy used for myeloma?
3:03 - Is immunotherapy covered by insurance?
3:36 - What are the types of immune therapies?
5:02 - List immunotherapy drugs available
5:47 - Can immunotherapy cure cancer?
What is Immunotherapy for Multiple Myeloma? Understanding Its Role in Treatment
International Myeloma Foundation
5,424 views
What is immunotherapy (monoclonal antibodies, CAR T-cell therapy, and bispecific antibodies), and how is it used to treat patients with multiple myeloma? In this video, Dr. Joseph Mikhael, Chief Medical Officer of the International Myeloma Foundation, answers the internet’s most trending search questions about immunotherapy and multiple myeloma.
Dr. Mikhael provides a detailed explanation of how monoclonal antibodies, CAR T-cell therapy, and bispecific antibodies work to target and destroy myeloma cells.
Questions Answered in this Video:
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Does immunotherapy work for multiple myeloma?
1:18 - How does immunotherapy fight cancer?
2:18 - When is immune therapy used for myeloma?
3:03 - Is immunotherapy covered by insurance?
3:36 - What are the types of immune therapies?
5:02 - List immunotherapy drugs available
5:47 - Can immunotherapy cure cancer?
Understanding immunotherapy: Learn how it uses your immune system to fight myeloma.
Types of immunotherapies:
Monoclonal antibodies
DARZALEX® (daratumumab)
EMPLICITI® (elotuzumab)
SARCLISA® (isatuximab-irfc)
CAR T-cell therapies
ABECMA® (idecabtagene vicleucel)
CARVYKTI® (ciltacabtagene autoleucel)
Bispecific antibodies
ELREXFIO™ (elranatamab-bcmm)
TALVEY™ (talquetamab)
TECVAYLI™ (teclistamab-cqyv)
#knowmyeloma
_______________
Improving Lives | Finding the Cure
Founded in 1990, the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) is the first and largest organization focusing specifically on multiple myeloma. The IMF’s reach extends to more than 525,000 members in 140 countries worldwide. The IMF is dedicated to improving the quality of lives of myeloma patients while working toward prevention and a cure through our four founding principles: Research, Education, Support, and Advocacy.
Subscribe to our channel: imfmyeloma
Visit our website at: https://www.myeloma.org
Find us online:
Facebook: @myeloma | Facebook: myeloma
X/Twitter: @IMFMyeloma | Twitter: IMFmyeloma
Instagram: @imfmyeloma | Instagram: imfmyeloma
LinkedIn: LinkedIn: international-myeloma-foundation
Support the IMF | Donate Now! https://fundraise.myeloma.org/give/52...
Category
Nonprofits & Activism
License
Standard YouTube License
In most cases, captions are autogenerated by YouTube.