A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of CAEL-101 in Patients With Mayo Stage IIIa AL Amyloidosis (CARES)

Summary

AL (or light chain) amyloidosis begins in the bone marrow where abnormal proteins misfold and create free light chains that cannot be broken down. These free light chains bind together to form amyloid fibrils that build up in the extracellular space of organs, affecting the kidneys, heart, liver, spleen, nervous system and digestive tract. The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether CAEL-101, a monoclonal antibody that removes AL amyloid deposits from tissues and organs, improves overall survival, reduces cardiovascular related hospitalizations and it is safe and well tolerated in patients with stage IIIa AL amyloidosis.

Timeline

Start

2020-11-03

Primary completion

2025-04-08

Completion

2027-04-08

Publications

• Wechalekar AD, Dispenzieri A, Sanchorawala V, Kastritis E, Bhutani D, Bianchi G, Jimenez-Zepeda VH, Suzuki K, Lentzsch S, Huart A, Carpinteiro A, Swenson ES, Khan Z, Catini J, Kulkarni H, Meltzer B, Lake S, Liedtke M; CARES Investigators. Efficacy and Safety of Anselamimab in Immunoglobulin Light Chain Amyloidosis: Results From the Randomized CARES Trials. J Clin Oncol. 2026 Jul 10;44(20):1899-1910. doi: 10.1200/JCO-26-00755. Epub 2026 May 29.

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