Carfilzomib is an injectable antineoplastic agent (IV only). Chemically, it is a modified tetrapeptidyl epoxide and an analog of epoxomicin. It is also a selective proteasome inhibitor. FDA approved carfilzomib in July 2012 for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma as monotherapy or combination therapy.
Carfilzomib is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received one to three lines of therapy in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone; or dexamethasone; or daratumumab and dexamethasone; or daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj and dexamethasone; or isatuximab and dexamethasone. It is also indicated as a single agent for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received one or more lines of therapy.
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
MDACC, Houston, Texas, United States
RMCC, Denver, Colorado, United States
Cornell, New York City, New York, United States
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, Burbank, California, United States
Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, United States
Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
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