Daratumumab
Daratumumab is a therapeutic monoclonal antibody used in combination regimens for plasma-cell disorders, particularly multiple myeloma and systemic light-chain (AL) amyloidosis.
Daratumumab is a therapeutic monoclonal antibody used in combination regimens for plasma-cell disorders, particularly multiple myeloma and systemic light-chain (AL) amyloidosis. Its clinical role is assessed through disease- and treatment-specific outcomes including overall response rate, complete response, hematologic complete response, minimal residual disease negativity, progression-free survival, survival, and organ responses such as cardiac response and renal function.
In multiple myeloma, daratumumab has been studied with dexamethasone, lenalidomide, bortezomib, cyclophosphamide, and other agents across newly diagnosed and relapsed disease settings. In AL amyloidosis, daratumumab-based therapy has been evaluated for clone-directed treatment, including regimens intended to improve the production of abnormal light chains and thereby reduce disease-related organ injury. The recent literature places daratumumab primarily within the themes of multiple myeloma treatment outcomes and AL amyloidosis response assessment, while also documenting treatment-related infection monitoring and its use in a case involving renal heavy-chain amyloidosis.
Where the papers sit
11 papers from the last 6 months study daratumumab directly · updated from PubMed 12 Oct 2026
Study type 5 clinical trials · 3 observational · 1 human data · 1 preclinical · 1 unclassified
Themes 3 themes
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Frontline Myeloma Therapy
Dara-VRd is moving beyond VRd as a frontline strategy for transplant-eligible myeloma, with deeper responses and greater minimal residual disease negativity. Economic analyses support the added regimen, but pooled and retrospective data keep infection burden and safety central to treatment selection. CEPHEUS extends MRD-focused evaluation to transplant-ineligible or deferred patients, broadening the target population. The remaining question is whether response gains justify cost and toxicity across risk groups.
5 papers · 45.5%
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AL Amyloidosis Treatment
Daratumumab with bortezomib, cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone is becoming a central frontline regimen for AL amyloidosis. The work prioritizes hematologic complete response alongside cardiac and renal recovery, because organ benefit determines prognosis. Chinese real-world data emphasize delayed diagnosis and heterogeneous treatment access, while renal heavy-chain amyloidosis illustrates severe kidney injury. Whether early responses translate uniformly into durable organ survival remains open.
3 papers · 27.3%
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Others — Myeloma Therapy and Mechanisms
Frontline and relapsed multiple myeloma regimens pair daratumumab with cyclophosphamide, bortezomib, lenalidomide or dexamethasone. Clinical work centers on induction, consolidation and progression-free survival, including ICd in relapse. A separate mechanistic study places therapeutic antibody–receptor complexes near cholesterol-rich membrane domains, suggesting interest in how membrane organization shapes antibody action. The cluster therefore links treatment selection with early cellular-mechanism work rather than showing a single clinical direction.
3 papers · 27.3%
Papers
The 11 papers from the last 6 months that study daratumumab directly, newest first, by theme and by study type. Study types come from PubMed publication types and MeSH headings.
By theme
Frontline Myeloma Therapy (5)
- Economic advantage of daratumumab, bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone vs bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone for transplant-ineligible or transplant-deferred newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: A cost-per-responder evaluation. Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 11 Sept 2026 PMID 42726291
- Effectiveness of daratumumab plus bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (DVRd) versus VRd for transplant-eligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Future oncology (London, England) · 14 Jul 2026 PMID 42444515
- Daratumumab in transplant-ineligible or -deferred newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: minimal residual disease in CEPHEUS. Blood advances · 3 Jun 2026 PMID 42234958
- The safety profile of lenalidomide, dexamethasone, daratumumab, and bortezomib combinations in multiple myeloma: a retrospective analysis of the FAERS database. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 22 May 2026 PMID 42171749
- Infections in patients receiving daratumumab for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: a pooled analysis of MAIA and ALCYONE. Blood advances · 5 May 2026 PMID 42085642
AL Amyloidosis Treatment (3)
- A Multicenter National Study of AL Amyloidosis in China: Insights Into Real-World Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis. American journal of hematology · 23 Jun 2026 PMID 42333973
- Daratumumab-bortezomib-cyclophosphamide-dexamethasone for newly diagnosed amyloidosis: ANDROMEDA final survival analysis. Blood · 12 May 2026 PMID 42118698
- Acute kidney injury with interstitial hemorrhage in renal heavy chain amyloidosis: a clinicopathologic case report. CEN case reports · 28 Apr 2026 PMID 42049978
Others — Myeloma Therapy and Mechanisms (3)
- Induction and extended consolidation with daratumumab, cyclophosphamide, bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone in patients with high-risk multiple myeloma (OPTIMUM/MUKnine): 5-year follow-up of a multicentre, externally controlled, phase 2 trial. The Lancet. Oncology · 7 Sept 2026 PMID 42705255
- Expansion Microscopy Reveals the Spatial Association of Therapeutic Antibody-Receptor Complexes With Cholesterol-Rich Membrane Domains. Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 25 Aug 2026 PMID 42638193
- Ixazomib, Cyclophosphamide, and Dexamethasone (ICd), With or Without Daratumumab in Relapsed Multiple Myeloma. Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia · 18 Jun 2026 PMID 42315418
By study type
Clinical trials (5)
- Economic advantage of daratumumab, bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone vs bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone for transplant-ineligible or transplant-deferred newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: A cost-per-responder evaluation. Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 11 Sept 2026 PMID 42726291
- Induction and extended consolidation with daratumumab, cyclophosphamide, bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone in patients with high-risk multiple myeloma (OPTIMUM/MUKnine): 5-year follow-up of a multicentre, externally controlled, phase 2 trial. The Lancet. Oncology · 7 Sept 2026 PMID 42705255
- Ixazomib, Cyclophosphamide, and Dexamethasone (ICd), With or Without Daratumumab in Relapsed Multiple Myeloma. Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia · 18 Jun 2026 PMID 42315418
- Daratumumab in transplant-ineligible or -deferred newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: minimal residual disease in CEPHEUS. Blood advances · 3 Jun 2026 PMID 42234958
- Daratumumab-bortezomib-cyclophosphamide-dexamethasone for newly diagnosed amyloidosis: ANDROMEDA final survival analysis. Blood · 12 May 2026 PMID 42118698
Observational studies and case reports (3)
- Effectiveness of daratumumab plus bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (DVRd) versus VRd for transplant-eligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Future oncology (London, England) · 14 Jul 2026 PMID 42444515
- A Multicenter National Study of AL Amyloidosis in China: Insights Into Real-World Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis. American journal of hematology · 23 Jun 2026 PMID 42333973
- Acute kidney injury with interstitial hemorrhage in renal heavy chain amyloidosis: a clinicopathologic case report. CEN case reports · 28 Apr 2026 PMID 42049978
Human data, design not indexed (1)
- Infections in patients receiving daratumumab for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: a pooled analysis of MAIA and ALCYONE. Blood advances · 5 May 2026 PMID 42085642
Preclinical: animal, cell and lab studies (1)
- Expansion Microscopy Reveals the Spatial Association of Therapeutic Antibody-Receptor Complexes With Cholesterol-Rich Membrane Domains. Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 25 Aug 2026 PMID 42638193
Unclassified: not yet indexed with MeSH (1)
- The safety profile of lenalidomide, dexamethasone, daratumumab, and bortezomib combinations in multiple myeloma: a retrospective analysis of the FAERS database. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 22 May 2026 PMID 42171749
Written from 11 PubMed abstracts, each one listed by PMID above. Published: 2026-09-02. Drafted by language models from published abstracts; not medical advice.