Real-world outcomes of teclistamab for multiple myeloma in Canada: Multi-institutional report from the Canadian myeloma research group (CMRG) database
Abstract Introduction: Teclistamab is a highly effective treatment for relapsed multiple myeloma (MM), with an overall response rate (ORR) of 63% and progression-free survival (PFS) of 11.4 months in the MajesTEC-1 trial. real-world data are needed to understand outcomes in a broader patient population. In this study, we examined real-world outcomes of MM pts receiving teclistamab in Canada. Methods: This is a retrospective observational study utilizing the Canadian Myeloma Research Group Database (CMRG-DB), which is a prospectively maintained disease-specific database with > 10,000 patients enrolled from 21 academic centres across Canada. All MM pts who received teclistamab outside of clinical trials from May 2023-March 2025 were included in this study. Primary outcomes were the overall response rate (ORR), duration of response (DoR), progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) calculated from the start date of teclistamab. Time-to-event outcomes were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Secondary objectives included efficacy outcomes in pts achieving at least a VGPR. Results: We identified 52 pts who received at least one dose of teclistamab , of which 46% were female, median age was 68 (42-90) and 44% had high-risk cytogenetics. Pts had received a median of 4 prior lines (range, 3-10), with 75% of pts having received a prior autologous stem cell transplant, 77% being triple class- refractory, 12% penta-drug refractory, and 8% BCMA-refractory. Median follow up time for all pts was 9.4 months. Among all treated pts, the ORR was 58%, with 50% of all pts achieving at least a VGPR (95% CI, 49%-94%). The median PFS was 10.4 months (95% CI, 3.3-NE)and median OS not reached, with 12-month OS estimate of 67% (95% CI, 54%-83%). Among the pts achieving , median DOR, PFS and OS were not reached. The 9-month was 70% (95% CI, 51%-97%), 12-month PFS 78% (95% CI, 59%-100%) and 12-month OS 95% (95% CI, 86%-100%). Conclusions: In this real-world study, Canadian myeloma pts had similar outcomes to those in the MajesTEC-1 trial. In particular, pts achieving a deep response (at least VGPR) had very favorable PFS and OS at one year, compared to historical outcomes from the LocoMMotion, Mammoth, and CMRG real-world studies. . Given the short follow-up in the current study, efficacy data will be updated at the meeting.
Authors
- Christopher P. Venner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4701-4285)
- Richard LeBlanc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9990-2183)
- Arleigh McCurdy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8809-4368)
- Victor H. Jimenez‐Zepeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9294-9437)
- Michael Chu
- Muhammad Aslam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3208-9858)
- Rayan Kaedbey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8556-4926)
- Darrell White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1341-4160)
- Smriti Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0023-2162)
- Debra Bergstrom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4073-5453)
- Donna Reece (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9686-4323)
- Guido Lancman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9775-7127)
- Martha Louzada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4531-7859)
- Philip Kuruvilla
- Ève St‐Hilaire
- Tony Reiman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2706-8764)
- Julie Stakiw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4844-4121)
- Michaël Sébag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9013-2941)
- Alissa Visram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7201-4642)
- Engin Gul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3922-3215)
- Jesse Shustik
- Jiandong Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4303-9699)
- Kevin Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0786-7961)
- Ashley Freeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9761-349X)
- Rami Kotb
Institutions
- Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (CA)
- BC Cancer Agency (CA)
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Juravinski Cancer Centre (CA)
- Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Saint John Regional Hospital (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Jewish General Hospital (CA)
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (CA)
- Vancouver General Hospital (CA)
- Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (CA)
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
- National Cancer Centre Japan (JP)
- CancerCare Manitoba (CA)
- London Cancer (GB)
- Occupational Cancer Research Centre (CA)
- Victorian Cancer Agency (AU)
- Regional Cancer Center (US)
- St. John’s Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research (CA)
- William Osler Health System (CA)
- Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Blood
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2025-7596
- Primary Topic
- Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00