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The 18th International Workshop on Multiple Myeloma (iwMyeloma) took place in Miami, FL, on April 10-13, 2025. This workshop brought together the world’s leading researchers to share their perspectives on how to place the evolving understanding of myeloma in a clinical context and thereby optimize clinical care. The iwMyeloma 2025 workshop was supported by Johnson & Johnson, Bristol Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Sanofi, Legend Biotech, Caribou Sciences, GSK, Regeneron, and AbbVie. Supporters have no influence over the production of content.

iwMyeloma 2025

The 18th International Workshop on Multiple Myeloma
10–13 April 2025 | Miami, FL

iwMyeloma 2025

The 18th International Workshop on Multiple Myeloma
10–13 April 2025 | Miami, FL
The 18th International Workshop on Multiple Myeloma (iwMyeloma) took place in Miami, FL, on April 10-13, 2025. This workshop brought together the world’s leading researchers to share their perspectives on how to place the evolving understanding of myeloma in a clinical context and thereby optimize clinical care. The iwMyeloma 2025 workshop was supported by Johnson & Johnson, Bristol Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Sanofi, Legend Biotech, Caribou Sciences, GSK, Regeneron, and AbbVie. Supporters have no influence over the production of content.
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Genomics and epigenomics

Kylee Maclachlan
The genetic basis for racial disparity in MM
Kylee Maclachlan Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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Brian  Walker
Structural variation in MM in depth analysis of PDX model
Brian Walker Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL, United States
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Resistance mechanisms

Michael  Durante
Tumor intrinsic resistance mechanisms to immunotherapy
Michael Durante Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL, United States
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Niels Wienhold
Focal and breakout lesions in the evolution of resistance
Niels Wienhold Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
Benjamin Diamond
Biallelic antigen escape as a mechanism of resistance to anti-CD38 antibodies
Benjamin Diamond Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL, United States

Biological models and single cell analyses

José Ángel Martínez-Climent
Modeling MM genetic and immune heterogeneity in mice
José Ángel Martínez-Climent University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Sarah Gooding
Complex human bone marrow organoids for the study of MM
Sarah Gooding Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Oxford, United Kingdom
Coming soon
Felipe Prósper
Epigenetic and metabolic drivers of progression
Felipe Prósper University of Navarra, Navarra, Spain
Bachisio Ziccheddu
Genomic profiling of precursor disease
Bachisio Ziccheddu Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL, United States

Update on MRD as a clinical endpoint

Ola Landgren
ODAC meeting content – what does it mean going forward?
Ola Landgren Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL, United States
Coming soon
Dickran Kazandjian
Review of the ODAC regulatory perspectives on MRD in myeloma
Dickran Kazandjian Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL, United States

Clinical trial updates

Ola Landgren
Emerging approaches for use of bispecific antibodies in precursors
Ola Landgren Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL, United States
Coming soon
Rafael Fonseca
The emerging role of belantamab mafodotin
Rafael Fonseca Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, United States
Thomas  Martin
Efficacy and safety of isatuximab combinations in frontline & relapsed myeloma
Thomas Martin University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States
Coming soon
Dickran Kazandjian
Daratumumab combinations their current and future role
Dickran Kazandjian Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL, United States

Clinical & translational research with MMRF

Nitya  Nathwani
The HORIZON adaptive trial platform
Nitya Nathwani City of Hope, Duarte, CA, United States
Chaitanya  Acharya
Translational studies of the MyDrug trial MEKi arm
Chaitanya Acharya Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, Durham, NC, United States
Reyka  Jayasinghe
Tumor and microenvironment insights from Immune Atlas
Reyka Jayasinghe Washington University, School of Medicine , St. Louis, MO, United States

Novel targets

Leo Rasche
Keynote lecture: The spatio-temporal evolution of multiple myeloma
Leo Rasche Würzburg University Hospital, Würzburg, Germany
Sham Mailankody
The role of allogeneic BCMA-targeting CAR-T cells in RRMM
Sham Mailankody Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York City, NY, United States
Faith  Davies
Single-cell RNA analysis of the bone marrow stromal compartment in myeloma
Faith Davies NYU Langone Health, New York City, NY, United States
Arun Wiita
CAR-T cells targeting novel membrane-based antigens
Arun Wiita University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
Frank  Zhan
Novel biomarkers for guiding the use of immunotherapies
Frank Zhan University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States
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Part 1: Bispecifics

Saad Usmani
The current and future use of teclistamab
Saad Usmani Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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Ciara Freeman
The current use and development of talquetamab
Ciara Freeman Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, United States
Gareth Morgan
Update on the clinical data using elranatamab
Gareth Morgan NYU Langone Health, New York City, NY, United States
Louis Williams
Latest progress with linvoseltamab
Louis Williams Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States
Rachid  Baz
Progress with the novel optimized bispecific ABBV-383
Rachid Baz Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, United States

Part 2: CAR-T

Hans Lee
The development and application of ADC for use in MM
Hans Lee The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
Coming soon
Matthew Frigault
The development and potential of Anito-cel
Matthew Frigault Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
Adriana  Rossi
Update on the use of allogeneic anti-BCMA CAR-T CB-011
Adriana Rossi Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City, NY, United States
Yi  Lin
Exploiting innovative CAR-T designs and targets
Yi Lin Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States

The iwMyeloma 2025 workshop was supported by Johnson & Johnson, Bristol Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Sanofi, Legend Biotech, Caribou Sciences, GSK, Regeneron, and AbbVie. Supporters have no influence over the production of content.