Dr. Efstathios Kastritis on the Phase III ADROMEDA Study

What is the background of the study?

Systemic AL amyloidosis is a plasma cell disease characterized by the deposition of insoluble amyloid fibrils causing organ dysfunction and death. Primary results from the ANDROMEDA study showed that addition of subcutaneous (SC) daratumumab (DARA) to the standard of care combination of bortezomib, cyclophosphamide, and dexamethasone (VCd) was superior to VCd alone, with higher rates of hematologic complete response (CR) and an acceptable safety profile. DARA-VCd was approved for newly diagnosed AL amyloidosis in January 2021. Here we present an update of the primary ANDROMEDA study results with longer follow-up.

In this video:

Dr. Efstathios Kastritis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece) discusses the updated results from the phase III ANDROMEDA study.

Conclusions: Updated results from the ANDROMEDA study reinforce the clinical superiority of DARA-VCd over VCd in pts with newly diagnosed AL amyloidosis. Based on its recent approval, DARA-VCd represents a new standard of care in AL amyloidosis.

Clinical trial information: NCT03201965