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December 8, 2025BloodOpen Access

An acquired immune-metabolic shift to common chemotherapy confers resistance to immunotherapies in relapsed, high-risk multiple myeloma

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ESEmilia StanojkovskaHFH FischerMKMark Kramer

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Overview

Analysis reveals immune dysfunction and altered T-cell activation in relapsed high-risk multiple myeloma, suggesting therapy implications.

Key Points

  • High-risk multiple myeloma shows significant immune dysfunction, with altered T-cell activation reducing efficacy of immunotherapy.
  • Notably, CD8a+/CD4+ T-cell ratios were elevated in high-risk patients, indicating a shift in T-cell composition affecting treatment response.
  • Our investigation included flow cytometry and scRNAseq analysis of bone marrow cells from chemotherapy-treated and untreated patients.
  • Findings highlight the need for innovative immunotherapeutic strategies in treating high-risk multiple myeloma, especially targeting T-cell function.

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Stanojkovska et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69362f444fa91c937236d5efhttps://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2025-3938
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