How isatuximab injections work when given under the skin to people with difficult-to-treat multiple myeloma: a plain language summary

This Plain Language Summary of Publication article (PLSP) from Future Oncology describes the first study evaluating subcutaneous (under-the-skin) administration of isatuximab for multiple myeloma patients. While isatuximab is already approved in various countries as an intravenous treatment for this blood cancer, the subcutaneous method using a new on-body delivery system (OBDS) could reduce treatment time and decrease nursing requirements.
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This PLSP is based on an article called ‘A multicenter, phase Ib study of subcutaneous administration of isatuximab in combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma’ and was published in Haematologica.
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