(DAYR-uh-TOOM-yoo-mab)
This page contains brief information about daratumumab and a collection of links to more information about the use of this drug, research results, and ongoing clinical trials.
FDA label information for this drug is available at DailyMed.
Use in Cancer
Daratumumab is approved to be used alone or with other drugs to treat:
- Multiple myeloma. It is used:
- In adults with newly diagnosed disease. It is used:
- With lenalidomide and dexamethasone or with bortezomib, melphalan, and prednisone in patients who cannot receive an autologous stem cell transplant.
- With bortezomib, thalidomide, and dexamethasone in patients who can receive an autologous stem cell transplant.
- In adults with relapsed or refractory disease. It is used:
- With dexamethasone and bortezomib in patients who have received at least one therapy.
- With dexamethasone and carfilzomib in patients who have received one to three other types of therapy.
- With pomalidomide and dexamethasone in patients who have received at least two therapies that included lenalidomide and a proteasome inhibitor.
- Alone in patients who have received at least three types of therapy that included a proteasome inhibitor and an immunomodulating agent or whose disease is refractory to both a proteasome inhibitor and an immunomodulatory agent.
- In adults with newly diagnosed disease. It is used:
Daratumumab is also available in a different form, combined with hyaluronidase. For more information, see the Drug Information Summary for Daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj.
Daratumumab is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.
More About Daratumumab
Definition from the NCI Drug Dictionary – Detailed scientific definition and other names for this drug.
More About Daratumumab – A lay language summary of important information about this drug that may include the following:
- warnings about this drug,
- what this drug is used for and how it is used,
- what you should tell your doctor before using this drug,
- what you should know about this drug before using it,
- other drugs that may interact with this drug, and
- possible side effects.
Drugs are often studied to find out if they can help treat or prevent conditions other than the ones they are approved for. This patient information sheet applies only to approved uses of the drug. However, much of the information may also apply to unapproved uses that are being studied.
Research Results and Related Resources
Trial Results Support Adding Daratumumab to Initial Treatment for Multiple Myeloma
Targeted Therapy to Treat Cancer
Clinical Trials Accepting Patients
Find Clinical Trials for Daratumumab – Check for trials from NCI’s list of cancer clinical trials now accepting patients.
