Dr. Jackson on Benefits of Maintenance Therapy for Myeloma

Graham Jackson, MD, PhD, Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, discusses the benefits of maintenance therapy for patients with multiple myeloma.

Eight-hundred fifty-seven patients in the study went on to receive lenalidomide (Revlimid) maintenance. It’s safe and deliverable while prolonging remission for most subgroups of patients, such as transplant eligible patients and the patients that are older, frailer, and not eligible for a transplant, explains Jackson.

Although there have been instances of malignancies, it has been shown that the secondary malignancies are not as serious as previously thought.