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DARZALEX FASPRO®

(daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj)

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DARZALEX FASPRO® (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj)
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CEPHEUS

DARZALEX FASPRO® (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj) received approval from the FDA on January 27, 2026, for the treatment of adult patients with transplant-ineligible (TIE), newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) in combination with bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone based on the CEPHEUS trial.1

CEPHEUS (NCT03652064) was a phase 3, multicenter, open-label, randomized, active - controlled trial that evaluated the addition of daratumumab to VRd in patients with NDMM who are TIE or refused autologous stem cell transplant as initial therapy.1

The effectiveness of DARZALEX FASPRO®-VRd has not been established in patients who refused autologous stem cell transplant as initial therapy.1

Key eligibility criteria2
  • TIE or refused ASCT as initial therapy*
  • <80 years of age
  • Myeloma frailty index score <2
  • ECOG PS score 0-2
  • CrCl ≥30 mL/min
Stratification factors2
  • ISS disease stage (I, II, or III)
  • Age/transplant eligibility:
    • <70 years/TIE
    • <70 years/refused ASCT as initial therapy
    • ≥70 years

*Patients were not considered candidates for high-dose chemotherapy with stem-cell transplantation due to aged (≥70 years) or age 18-70 years with the presence of underlying medical conditions likely to have a negative impact on tolerability of high-dose chemotherapy with stem-cell transplantation, making them transplant ineligible or refused high-dose chemotherapy with stem-cell transplantation as initial treatment (transplant deferred).

Total additive frailty is scored on a scale of 0 to 5 based on age, comorbidities, and cognitive and physical conditions, with 0 indicating fit, 1 indicating intermediate fitness, and ≥2 indicating frail, per the Myeloma Geriatric Assessment score.

Design: Open-label, randomized, active-controlled phase 3 study.1,2


Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of D-VRd vs VRd alone in patients with NDMM who are TIE or refused ASCT as initial therapy.1

The effectiveness of DARZALEX FASPRO®-VRd has not been established in patients who refused autologous stem cell transplant as initial therapy.1


*First dose of the Q3W dosing schedule is given at Week 7.
First dose of the Q4W dosing schedule is given at Week 25.
On the days of DARZALEX FASPRO® injection, the dexamethasone dose was administered orally or IV as a preinjection medication.


The median (range) duration of treatment was 56.3 months (0.1-64.6 months) for D-VRd and 34.3 months (0.5‑63.8 months) for VRd.2

Primary endpoint1,2
  • Overall MRD-negativity (≥CR) rate at 10-5 threshold*†
Key secondary endpoints1,2
  • Sustained MRD-negativity (≥CR) rate (≥12 months) at 10-5‡
  • Overall ≥CR rate
  • ORR
  • PFS

*Defined as the proportion of patients achieving ≥CR who had a MRD-negative status at or below a sensitivity threshold of 10–5 after randomization but prior to disease progression, subsequent antimyeloma therapy, or both.

2-sided alpha of 0.05; 80% power was estimated to be needed to detect 15% improvement, or N=360.

Defined as the proportion of patients who achieved ≥CR and MRD-negative status (10-5) at two exams ≥1 year apart; the 2 exams should be prior to disease progression, subsequent antimyeloma therapy, or both, without MRD-positive status in between.

Patient demographics1,2:

Characteristic D-VRd
(n = 197)
VRd
(n = 198)
Age
Median (range), years 70 (42-79) 70 (31-80)
<65 years, n (%) 36 (18.3) 35 (17.7)
65 to <70 years, n (%) 52 (26.4) 53 (26.8)
≥70 years, n (%) 109 (55.3) 110 (55.6)
Age/transplant eligibility, n (%)
<70 years and TIE 35 (17.8) 35 (17.7)
<70 years and refused ASCT as initial therapy 53 (26.9) 53 (26.8)
≥70 years 109 (55.3) 110 (55.6)
ECOG PS score,* n (%)
0 71 (36.0) 84 (42.4)
1 103 (52.3) 100 (50.5)
2 23 (11.7) 14 (7.1)
ISS disease stage, n (%)
I 68 (34.5) 68 (34.3)
II 73 (37.1) 75 (37.9)
III 56 (28.4) 55 (27.8)
Cytogenetic risk profile,n (%)
Standard risk 149 (75.6) 149 (75.3)
High risk 25 (12.7) 27 (13.6)
Indeterminate 23 (11.7) 22 (11.1)
Type of measurable disease, n (%)
Detected in serum only 120 (60.9) 108 (54.5)
IgG 89 (45.2) 76 (38.4)
IgA 27 (13.7) 31 (15.7)
Other§ 4 (2.0) 1 (0.5)
Detected in serum and urine 41 (20.8) 45 (22.7)
Detected in urine only 20 (10.2) 24 (12.1)
Detected in serum FLC only 16 (8.1) 21 (10.6)

*ECOG PS is scored on a scale from 0 to 5, with 0 indicating no symptoms and higher scores indicating increasing disability.

ISS disease stage is based on the combination of serum β2 microglobulin and albumin levels. Higher stages indicate more advanced disease.

Cytogenetic risk was assessed by fluorescence in situ hybridization; high risk was defined as the presence of del(17p), t(4;14), or t(14;16). Indeterminate includes patients with missing or unevaluable samples.

§Other includes IgD, IgM, IgE, and biclonal.

The study demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in overall MRD negativity rate and ≥CR rates at 22 months. The study demonstrated statistically significant improvement in PFS and sustained MRD at 39 months.1

MRD negativity (10-5) - Primary endpoint1

In the CEPHEUS study, the overall MRD-negativity rate (10-5) was 52.3% in the D-VRd arm and 34.8% in the VRd arm (P=0.0005)

*Based on ITT population.

Patients achieved both MRD negativity (threshold of at or below 10-5) and ≥CR. All MRD testing was performed with a next-generation sequencing assay (clonoSEQ).

P value from Cochran Mantel-Haenszel Chi-Square test.


Additional efficacy outcomes1

*Based on ITT population.

Patients achieving MRD negativity (threshold of 10-5 ) among only patients achieving a response of ≥CR.

Exact 95% confidence interval.

§P value from Cochran Mantel-Haenszel Chi-Square test.

Sustained MRD negativity rate (10-5)1

*Based on ITT population.

Sustained MRD negativity is defined as confirmed MRD-negative status at two examinations at least 1 year apart without MRD-positive status in between.

P value from Fisher’s exact test.


Progression-free survival1

  • Treatment with D-VRd resulted in a reduction in the risk of progression or death by 40% vs VRd alone (HR=0.60; 95% CI: 0.41-0.88; P=0.0078)
  • The median PFS had not reached in either arm

Overall response rate1


The subsequent analyses are not included in the Prescribing Information for DARZALEX FASPRO®. The endpoints overall MRD-negativity rate (10-5) and sustained MRD-negativity rate (10-5) were not adjusted for multiple comparisons and no conclusions should be drawn.

*Based on ITT population.

OR calculated using the Mantel-Haenszel method stratified by ISS stage and age/transplant eligibility; OR >1 favors D-VRd.

Sustained MRD negativity defined as ≥CR with MRD-negative status (≤10-5) at 2 assessments ≥1 year apart, with no MRD-positive results in between. MRD was assessed from bone marrow using an NGS assay (clonoSEQ v2.0) per IMWG MRD guidelines.


Progression-free survival2*

  • Treatment with D-VRd resulted in a reduction in the risk of progression or death by 43% vs VRd alone (HR=0.57; 95% CI: 0.41-0.79; P=0.0005)
  • The median PFS had not reached in the D-VRd treatment arm and was 52.6 months in the VRd treatment arm
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*Based on ITT population.

Final PFS analysis conducted after 162 events; 8 events were censored due to missing ≥2 consecutive disease evaluations.

P value was calculated using the stratified log-rank test.

This subgroup analysis is not included in the Prescribing Information for DARZALEX FASPRO®. These analyses were conducted post hoc, and there are insufficient numbers of patients per subgroup to make conclusions of efficacy among the subgroups.

 In this post hoc analysis, evaluating only the TIE subgroup population3:

  • Patients were randomized (1:1) to D-VRd or VRd3
  • In this analysis3:
    • The primary endpoint was overall MRD-negativity (10-5) rate (≥CR)
    • Key secondary endpoints included sustained MRD-negativity rate and PFS

Characteristic D-VRd
(n = 144)
VRd
(n = 145)
Age
Median (range), years 72.0 (58-79) 72.0 (51-80)
<70 years, n (%) 35 (24.3) 35 (24.1)
70 to <75 years, n (%) 68 (47.2) 65 (44.8)
≥75 years, n (%) 41 (28.5) 82 (56.6)
Sex, n (%)
Male 65 (45.1) 82 (56.6)
ECOG PS score, n (%)
0 52 (36.1) 57 (39.3)
1 75 (52.1) 78 (53.8)
2 17 (11.8) 10 (6.9)
IMWG frailty score, n (%)
0 (fit) 82 (56.9) 88 (60.7)
1 (intermediate fitness) 62 (43.1) 57 (39.3)
IFM frailty score, n (%)
Nonfrail (0-1) 96 (66.7) 110 (75.9)
Frail (≥2) 48 (33.3) 35 (24.1)
Type of myeloma by immunofixation or serum FLC assay, n (%)
IgG 92 (63.9) 78 (53.8)
IgA 26 (18.1) 42 (29.0)
IgD 2 (1.4) 2 (1.4)
Light chain 20 (13.9) 19 (13.1)
Biclonal 4 (2.8) 3 (2.1)
Unknown 0 1 (0.7)
Extramedullary plasmacytomas, n (%) 9 (6.3) 12 (8.3)
ISS staging, n (%)§
I 50 (34.7) 48 (33.1)
II 54 (37.5) 57 (39.3)
III 40 (27.8) 40 (27.6)
Cytogenetic risk,I n (%)
Standard risk 105 (72.9) 111 (76.6)
High risk 20 (13.9) 18 (12.4)
Unevaluable or missing 19 (13.2) 16 (11.0)

*Based on the TIE subgroup population

ECOG PS is scored on a scale from 0 to 5, with 0 indicating no symptoms and higher scores indicating increasing disability.

Total additive frailty is scored on a scale of 0 to 5 based on age, comorbidities, and cognitive and physical conditions, with 0 indicating fit, 1 indicating intermediate fitness, and ≥2 indicating frail, per the Myeloma Geriatric Assessment score.

§Based on the combination of serum β2 microglobulin and albumin levels. Higher stages indicate more advanced disease.

IBased on fluorescence in situ hybridization; high risk was defined as the presence of del(17p), t(4;14), and/or t(14;16).

At a median follow-up of 59 months, this subgroup analysis showed overall MRD-negativity (10-5) rate of 60.4% in the D-VRd arm and 39.3% in the VRd arm (OR, 2.37; 95% CI, 1.47-3.80).3

*Median follow-up of 59 months

MRD-negativity rate was defined as the proportion of patients who achieved both MRD negativity (10-5) and ≥CR.

Sustained MRD negativity was defined as 2 consecutive MRD negative reads ≥12 months (±1) or 24 months (±3) apart with no MRD-positive result in between.

At a median follow-up of 59 months, median PFS was not reached for D-VRd and 49.6 months for VRd, and the 54-month PFS rate was 69.0% vs 48.0% (HR, 0.51; 95% CI, 0.35-0.74).3

The most common adverse reactions (>20%) included1:
  • Upper respiratory tract infection
  • Sensory neuropathy
  • Musculoskeletal pain
  • Diarrhea
  • Fatigue
  • Edema
  • Rash
  • Motor dysfunction
  • COVID-19
  • Constipation
  • Sleep disorder
  • Cough
  • Pneumonia
  • Renal impairment
  • Dizziness
  • Nausea
  • Urinary tract infection
  • Pyrexia
  • Abdominal pain
  • Dyspnea
  • Decreased appetite
  • Bruising

Adverse reaction D-VRd
(n = 197)
VRd
(n = 195)
All grades
(%)
Grade 3 or 4
(%)
All grades
(%)
Grade 3 or 4
(%)
Infections
Upper respiratory tract infection* 75 4# 63 3#
COVID-19 39** 9 25** 3
Pneumonia 31** 16 26** 15
Urinary tract infection 24 4# 17 3#
Nervous system disorders
Sensory neuropathy§ 72 12# 72 10
Motor dysfunctionI 44 11# 37 7#
Dizziness 26 2# 26 1#
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Musculoskeletal pain 62 9# 61 7#
Gastrointestinal disorders
Diarrhea 57 12# 59 9#
Constipation 38 2# 42 3#
Nausea 25 0 25 2#
Abdominal pain 23** 1 17 2#
General disorders and administration site conditions
Fatigue 56 14# 53 11#
Edema 54 4# 46 2#
Pyrexia 24 1# 16 1#
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
Rash 50 8# 47 7
Psychiatric disorders
Sleep disorder 33 3# 33 2#
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Cough 32 1# 21 1#
Dyspnea 21** 2 17 1#
Renal and urinary disorders
Renal impairment 26 7 25 6
Metabolism and nutrition disorders
Decreased appetite 21 1# 20 3#
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Bruising 20 0 12 0

*Upper respiratory tract infection includes acute sinusitis, influenza, influenza like illness, laryngitis, nasal congestion, nasopharyngitis, parainfluenzae virus infection, pharyngitis, pharyngitis streptococcal, respiratory syncytial virus infection, respiratory tract infection, respiratory tract infection viral, rhinitis, rhinovirus infection, sinus congestions, sinus disorder, sinusitis, tonsillitis, tracheitis, upper respiratory tract infection, and viral upper respiratory tract infection

Includes other related terms.

Pneumonia includes bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, COVID-19 pneumonia, lower respiratory tract infection, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, pneumonia, pneumonia aspiration, pneumonia bacterial, pneumonia cryptococcal, pneumonia influenza, pneumonia klebsiella, pneumonia legionella, pneumonia pneumococcal, pneumonia respiratory syncytial viral, pneumonia viral, and tuberculosis.

§Sensory neuropathy includes anosmia, burning sensation, dysesthesia, hyperesthesia, hyperesthesia teeth, hypoesthesia, hypoesthesia oral, neuralgia, neuropathy peripheral, oral dysesthesia, palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome, paresthesia, paresthesia oral, peripheral sensorimotor neuropathy, peripheral sensory neuropathy, polyneuropathy, and skin burning sensation.

IMotor dysfunction includes balance disorder, essential tremor, extrapyramidal disorder, facial paralysis, gait disturbance, hypotonia, mobility decreased, motor dysfunction, muscle contractions involuntary, muscle contracture, muscle spasms, muscular weakness, myopathy, paraparesis, peripheral motor neuropathy, peroneal nerve palsy, pharyngeal paresthesia, and tremor.

Renal impairment includes acute kidney injury, blood creatinine increased, chronic kidney disease, creatinine renal clearance decreased, glomerular filtration rate decreased, prerenal failure, renal failure, renal impairment, and renal injury.

#Only grade 3 adverse reactions occurred.

**Fatal adverse reactions occurred for abdominal pain: n=1 (1%) in the D-VRd arm; COVID-19: n=7 (4%) in the D-VRd arm and n=5 (3%) in the VRd arm; pneumonia: n=8 (4%) in the D-VRd arm and n=5 (3%) in the VRd arm; dyspnea: n=1 (1%) in the D-VRd arm.

  • The most frequent SAEs in >5% of patients who received D-VRd were1:
Pneumonia
COVID-19
Thromboembolism
Diarrhea
  • Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 16.8% of patients who received D-VRd1
  • Fatal adverse reactions that occurred in more than 1 patient included1:
Pneumonia
COVID-19
Diarrhea

  • Permanent treatment discontinuation due to an adverse reaction occurred in 8% of patients who received D-VRd1
  • An adverse reaction, which resulted in permanent discontinuation of D-VRd in more than 1 patient included pneumonia1
This data is not included in the Prescribing Information of DARZALEX FASPRO®.

D-VRd
(n = 144)
VRd
(n = 142)
Any TEAE, n (%) 144 (100) 142 (100)
Any grade 3 or 4 TEAE 115 (79.9) 113 (79.6)
Grade 5 non-COVID-19 TEAE 13 (9.0) 12 (8.5)
Grade 5 COVID-19* TEAE 6 (4.2) 1 (0.7)
Any serious TEAE 104 (72.2) 99 (69.7)
TEAE leading to discontinuation of all study treatment 11 (7.6) 27 (19.0)
Total deaths during study 33 (22.9) 46 (32.4)
Exposure-adjusted grade 5 TEAE rate, patient-months 0.27/100 0.31/100
Second primary malignancies 14 (9.7) 16 (11.3)

Grade 3 or 4 TEAE, n (%)​ D-VRd
(n = 144)
VRd
(n = 142)
Neutropenia 63 (43.8)​ 45 (31.7)​
Thrombocytopenia​ 44 (30.6)​ 33 (23.2)​
Anemia​ 18 (12.5)​ 18 (12.7)​
Diarrhea 17 (11.8)​ 14 (9.9)
Fatigue​ 13 (9.0) 15 (10.6)​
COVID-19 14 (9.7) 5 (3.5)
Pneumonia 20 (13.9)​ 17 (12.0)​
Peripheral sensory neuropathy Any grade: 86 (59.7)
grade 3 or 4: 14 (9.7)
Any grade: 90 (63.4)
grade 3 or 4: 12 (8.5)

*Deaths on or within 30 days of treatment
Group term. D-VRd, daratumumab, bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone

Contraindications1:

DARZALEX FASPRO® is contraindicated in patients with a history of severe hypersensitivity to daratumumab, hyaluronidase, or any of the components of the formulation.

Warnings and precautions1:

Please see the full prescribing information for more details.

Hypersensitivity and other administration reactions
  • Both systemic administration-related reactions, including severe or life-threatening reactions, and local injection-site reactions can occur with DARZALEX FASPRO®
  • Fatal reactions have been reported with daratumumab-containing products, including DARZALEX FASPRO®
Systemic Reactions
  • In a pooled safety population of 1446 patients with multiple myeloma (n = 1253) or light chain (AL) amyloidosis (n = 193) who received DARZALEX FASPRO® as monotherapy or as part of a combination therapy, 7% of patients experienced a systemic administration-related reaction (Grade 2: 3%, Grade 3: 0.8%, Grade 4: 0.1%)
  • In all patients, (n = 1639), systemic administration-related reactions occurred in 7% of patients with the first injection, 0.5% with the second injection, and cumulatively 1% with subsequent injections
  • The median time to onset was 3.2 hours (range: 4 minutes to 3.5 days)
  • Of the 283 systemic administration-related reactions that occurred in 135 patients, 240 (85%) occurred on the day of DARZALEX FASPRO® administration
  • Delayed systemic administration-related reactions have occurred in 1% of the patients

  • Severe reactions included hypoxia, dyspnea, hypertension, tachycardia, and ocular adverse reactions, including choroidal effusion, acute myopia, and acute angle closure glaucoma
  • Other signs and symptoms of systemic administration-related reactions may include respiratory symptoms, such as bronchospasm, nasal congestion, cough, throat irritation, allergic rhinitis, and wheezing, as well as anaphylactic reaction, pyrexia, chest pain, pruritus, chills, vomiting, nausea, hypotension, and blurred vision

  • Pre-medicate patients with histamine-1 receptor antagonist, acetaminophen, and corticosteroids
  • Monitor patients for systemic administration-related reactions, especially following the first and second injections
  • For anaphylactic reaction or life-threatening (Grade 4) administration-related reactions, immediately and permanently discontinue DARZALEX FASPRO®
  • Consider administering corticosteroids and other medications after the administration of DARZALEX FASPRO® depending on dosing regimen and medical history to minimize the risk of delayed (defined as occurring the day after administration) systemic administration‑related reactions

  • Ocular adverse reactions, including acute myopia and narrowing of the anterior chamber angle due to ciliochoroidal effusions with potential for increased intraocular pressure or glaucoma, have occurred with daratumumab-containing products
  • If ocular symptoms occur, interrupt DARZALEX FASPRO® and seek immediate ophthalmologic evaluation prior to restarting DARZALEX FASPRO®
Local Reactions
  • In this pooled safety population of 1446 patients with multiple myeloma (n = 1253) or light chain (AL) amyloidosis (n = 193), injection-site reactions occurred in 8% of patients, including Grade 2 reactions in 1.1%
  • The most frequent (>1%) injection-site reaction was injection-site erythema and injection site rash
  • In patients with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma (N = 193), injection-site reactions occurred in 28% of patients, including Grade 2 reactions in 3%
  • These local reactions occurred a median of 6 minutes (range: 0 minutes to 6.5 days) after starting administration of DARZALEX FASPRO®
  • Monitor for local reactions and consider symptomatic management
Infections
  • DARZALEX FASPRO® can cause serious, life-threatening, or fatal infections
  • In patients who received DARZALEX FASPRO® in a pooled safety population including patients with smoldering multiple myeloma and light chain amyloidosis (n = 1639), serious infections, including opportunistic infections, occurred in 24% of patients, Grade 3 or 4 infections occurred in 22%, and fatal infections occurred in 2.5%
  • The most common type of serious infection reported was pneumonia (8.5%)
  • Monitor patients for signs and symptoms of infection prior to and during treatment with DARZALEX FASPRO® and treat appropriately
  • Administer prophylactic antimicrobials according to guidelines
Neutropenia
  • Daratumumab may increase neutropenia induced by background therapy
  • Monitor complete blood cell counts periodically during treatment according to manufacturer’s prescribing information for background therapies
  • Monitor patients with neutropenia for signs of infection
  • Consider withholding DARZALEX FASPRO® until recovery of neutrophils
  • In lower body weight patients receiving DARZALEX FASPRO®, higher rates of Grade 3-4 neutropenia were observed
Thrombocytopenia
  • Daratumumab may increase thrombocytopenia induced by background therapy
  • Monitor complete blood cell counts periodically during treatment according to manufacturer’s prescribing information for background therapies
  • Consider withholding DARZALEX FASPRO® until recovery of platelets
Embryo-fetal toxicity
  • Based on the mechanism of action, DARZALEX FASPRO® can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman
  • DARZALEX FASPRO® may cause depletion of fetal immune cells and decreased bone density
  • Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to a fetus
  • Advise females with reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with DARZALEX FASPRO® and for 3 months after the last dose
  • The combination of DARZALEX FASPRO® with lenalidomide, thalidomide, or pomalidomide is contraindicated in pregnant women because lenalidomide, thalidomide, and pomalidomide may cause birth defects and death of the unborn child
  • Refer to the lenalidomide, thalidomide, or pomalidomide prescribing information on use during pregnancy
Interference with serological testing
  • Daratumumab binds to CD38 on RBCs and results in a positive indirect antiglobulin test (indirect Coombs test)
  • Daratumumab-mediated positive indirect antiglobulin test may persist for up to 6 months after the last daratumumab administration
  • Daratumumab bound to RBCs masks detection of antibodies to minor antigens in the patient’s serum
  • The determination of a patient’s ABO and Rh blood type are not impacted
  • Notify blood transfusion centers of this interference with serological testing and inform blood banks that a patient has received DARZALEX FASPRO®
  • Type and screen patients prior to starting DARZALEX FASPRO®
Interference with determination of complete response
  • Daratumumab is a IgG kappa monoclonal antibody that can be detected on both the serum protein electrophoresis and immunofixation assays used for the clinical monitoring of endogenous M‑protein
  • This interference can impact the determination of complete response and of disease progression in some DARZALEX FASPRO®-treated patients with IgG kappa myeloma protein
Adverse reactions
  • In multiple myeloma, the most common adverse reaction (≥20%) with DARZALEX FASPRO® monotherapy is upper respiratory tract infection
  • The most common adverse reactions with combination therapy (≥20% for any combination) include fatigue, nausea, diarrhea, dyspnea, sleep disorder, headache, rash, renal impairment, motor dysfunction, pyrexia, cough, muscle spasms, back pain, vomiting, hypertension, musculoskeletal pain, decreased appetite, urinary tract infection, abdominal pain, upper respiratory tract infection, peripheral neuropathy, peripheral sensory neuropathy, constipation, pneumonia, edema, dizziness, bruising, and COVID-19
  • The most common hematology laboratory abnormalities (≥40%) with DARZALEX FASPRO® are decreased leukocytes, decreased lymphocytes, decreased neutrophils, decreased platelets, and decreased hemoglobin
  1. DARZALEX FASPRO® [Prescribing Information]. Horsham, PA: Janssen Biotech, Inc.
  2. Usmani SZ, Facon T, Hungria V, et al. Daratumumab plus bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone for transplant-ineligible or transplant-deferred newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: the randomized phase 3 CEPHEUS study. Nat Med. 2025;31:1195-1202. doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-03485-7
  3. Usmani SZ, Facon T, Zweegman S, et al., Daratumumab plus bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (DVRd) in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM): subgroup analysis of transplant-ineligible (TIE) patients in the phase 3 CEPHEUS study. Presented at: the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting; May 30-June 3, 2025; Chicago, IL.
  4. Meeting of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC). April 12, 2024. Accessed March 4, 2026. Available at: https://tinyurl.com/2tbe3f4k
ASCT autologous stem cell transplant NE not estimable
BMI body mass index ODAC Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee
CI confidence interval OR odds ratio
COVID-19 coronavirus disease 2019 ORR overall response rate
CR complete response PFS progression-free survival
CrCl creatinine clearance PO oral
D daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj PR partial response
d dexamethasone QW every week
D-VRd daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj plus bortezomib/lenalidomide/dexamethasone Q3W every 3 weeks
ECOG PS Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status Q4W every 4 weeks
FDA US Food and Drug Administration R lenalidomide
FLC free light chain RBC red blood cell
HR hazard ratio SAE serious adverse event
IFM Intergroupe Francophone du Myelome SC subcutaneous
Ig immunoglobulin sCR stringent complete response
IMWG International Myeloma Working group TEAE treatment-emergent adverse event
ISS International Staging System TIE transplant ineligible
ITT intent-to-treat V bortezomib
IV intravenous VGPR very good partial response
MRD minimal residual disease VRd bortezomib/lenalidomide/dexamethasone
NDMM newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
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