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DNA methyltransferase inhibitors upregulate CD38 protein expression and enhance daratumumab efficacy in multiple myeloma
8 Oct 2019
Abstract excerpt
Plasma cells, the malignant cells in multiple myeloma (MM), express high levels of CD38. Daratumumab, the first CD38-targeting therapeutic antibody, is well tolerated and is effective both as monotherapy and in combination regimens. Daratumumab’s efficacy in cell lines, in ex vivo patient samples, and in the clinic correlates with expression of CD38 on pretreated myeloma cells [ 1 , 2 ]. There is a rapid but...
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