Dr Khouri discusses unmet needs in AL amyloidosis, the potential for birtamimab to become a new frontline standard of care, and the importance of confirming earlier post-hoc results from the VITAL trial in the AFFIRM-AL trial in patients with Mayo stage IV AL amyloidosis with cardiac involvement.
Findings from an analysis of treatment patterns for patients with systemic amyloid light chain amyloidosis have demonstrated that several unmet needs exist, including timely diagnosis and limited survival outcomes for patients with advanced disease.
Morie A. Gertz, MD, discusses the rationale for the phase 3 AFFIRM-AL trial in patients with amyloid light chain amyloidosis and elaborates on the challenges that may arise when enrolling patients to this trial.