What is Immunotherapy for Multiple Myeloma? Understanding Its Role in Treatment

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 |   / myeloma   X/Twitter: @IMFMyeloma |   / imfmyeloma   Instagram: @imfmyeloma |   / imfmyeloma   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.