European Commission Approved Subcutaneous DARZALEX® (daratumumab)-based Quadruplet Regimen for the Treatment of Patients with Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma, Regardless of Transplant Eligibility
Subcutaneous DARZALEX® is co-formulated with Halozyme's ENHANZE® drug delivery technology
SAN DIEGO, April 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HALO) (Halozyme) today announced that Janssen-Cilag International NV, a Johnson & Johnson company, received European Commission (EC) approval for an indication extension of DARZALEX® (daratumumab) subcutaneous (SC) co-formulated with ENHANZE® in the frontline setting. The approval is for daratumumab SC in combination with bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (daratumumab-VRd) for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.1
"The continued expansion of DARZALEX delivered subcutaneously with ENHANZE into additional settings highlights its status as a cornerstone of therapy for multiple myeloma," said Dr. Helen Torley, President and CEO of Halozyme. "This approval means that newly diagnosed patients can receive daratumumab subcutaneous plus VRd and avoid the need for lengthy IV infusions."
This approval follows the indication extension approval for daratumumab-VRd in October 2024, for the treatment of newly diagnosed patients with multiple myeloma who are eligible for autologous stem cell transplant, based on the results from the Phase 3 PERSEUS (NCT03652064) study. The study evaluated this daratumumab SC-based quadruplet regimen for induction and consolidation therapy, followed by daratumumab SC and lenalidomide maintenance.2,3
1 European Medicines Agency. DARZALEX (daratumumab) Summary of Product Characteristics. April 2025.
2 Rodríguez-Otero P, et al. Daratumumab (DARA) + bortezomib/lenalidomide/dexamethasone (VRd) in transplant-eligible (TE) patients (pts) with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM): Analysis of minimal residual disease (MRD) in the PERSEUS trial. 2024 American Society for Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting. June 3, 2024.
3 Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine EMEA. DARZALEX® (daratumumab)-SC based quadruplet regimen approved by the European Commission for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who are transplant-eligible. Available at: https://www.jnj.com/media-center/press-releases/darzalex-daratumumab-sc-based-quadruplet-regimen-approved-by-the-european-commission-for-patients-with-newly-diagnosed-multiple-myeloma-who-are-transplant-eligible. Last accessed: April 2025.
About Halozyme
Halozyme is a biopharmaceutical company advancing disruptive solutions to improve patient experiences and outcomes for emerging and established therapies. As the innovators of ENHANZE® drug delivery technology with the proprietary enzyme rHuPH20, Halozyme's commercially-validated solution is used to facilitate the subcutaneous delivery of injected drugs and fluids, with the goal of improving the patient experience with rapid subcutaneous delivery and reduced treatment burden. Having touched one million patient lives in post-marketing use in ten commercialized products across more than 100 global markets, Halozyme has licensed its ENHANZE® technology to leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies including Roche, Takeda, Pfizer, Janssen, AbbVie, Eli Lilly, Bristol-Myers Squibb, argenx, ViiV Healthcare, Chugai Pharmaceutical and Acumen Pharmaceuticals.
Halozyme also develops, manufactures and commercializes, for itself or with partners, drug-device combination products using its advanced auto-injector technologies that are designed to provide commercial or functional advantages such as improved convenience, reliability and tolerability, and enhanced patient comfort and adherence. The Company has two commercial proprietary products, Hylenex® and XYOSTED®, partnered commercial products and ongoing product development programs with Teva Pharmaceuticals and Idorsia Pharmaceuticals.
Halozyme is headquartered in San Diego, CA and has offices in Ewing, NJ and Minnetonka, MN. Minnetonka is also the site of its operations facility.
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