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Kharoubi M, Bézard M, Broussier A, Galat A, Gounot R, Poullot E, Molinier-Frenkel V, Fanen P, Funalot B, Itti E, Lemonnier F, Sing Chadha GD, Guendouz S, Mallet S, Zaroui A, Audard V, Audureau E, Le Corvoisier P, Hittinger L, Planté Bordeneuve V, Lefaucheur JP, Amiot A, Bequignon E, Bartier S, Leroy V, Teiger E, Oghina S, Damy T. Amylo-AFFECT-QOL, a self-reported questionnaire to assess health-related quality of life and to determine the prognosis in cardiac amyloidosis. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1124660. [PMID: 36998975 PMCID: PMC10043221 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1124660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Background and aimsSelf-reported questionnaires are useful for estimating the health-related quality of life (HR-QoL), impact of interventions, and prognosis. To our knowledge, no HR-QoL questionnaire has been developed for cardiac amyloidosis (CA). This study aimed to validate Amylo-AFFECT-QOL questionnaire to assess HR-QoL and its prognostic value in CA.MethodsA self-reported questionnaire, “Amylo-AFFECT” had been designed and validated for CA symptoms evaluation and screening by physicians. It was adapted here to assess HR-QoL (Amylo-AFFECT-QOL) and its prognostic value in CA. To validate the theoretical model, internal consistency and convergent validity were assessed, particularly correlations between Amylo-AFFECT-QOL and the HR-QoL Minnesota Living Heart Failure (MLHF) questionnaire.ResultsAmylo-AFFECT-QOL was completed by 515 patients, 425 of whom (82.5%) had CA. Wild-type and hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRwt and ATTRv) and immunoglobulin light-chain amyloidosis (AL) were diagnosed in 47.8, 14.7, and 18.8% of cases, respectively. The best HR-QoL evaluation was obtained with five dimensions: “Heart failure,” “Vascular dysautonomia,” “Neuropathy,” “Ear, gastrointestinal, and urinary dysautonomia,” and “Skin or mucosal involvement.” The global Amylo-AFFECT-QOL and MLHF scores showed significant positive correlations (rs = 0.72, p < 0.05). Patients with a final diagnosis of CA had a global Amylo-AFFECT-QOL score significantly higher than the control group composed by patients with other diagnoses (22.2 ± 13.6 vs. 16.2 ± 13.8, respectively, p-value < 0.01). According to the Amylo-AFFECT-QOL global results, ATTRv patients’ QoL was more affected than AL patients’ QoL or ATTRwt patients’ QoL. Patients with a higher HR-QoL score had a greater risk of death or heart transplant after 1 year of follow-up (log-rank < 0.01).ConclusionAmylo-AFFECT-QOL demonstrates good psychometric properties and is useful for quantifying HR-QoL and estimating CA prognosis. Its use may help to improve overall management of patients with CA.
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- Mounira Kharoubi
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Cardiology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), French National Referral Centre for Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiogen Network, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), GRC Amyloid Research Institute, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), DHU A-TVB, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- *Correspondence: Mounira Kharoubi,
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Cardiology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), French National Referral Centre for Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiogen Network, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), GRC Amyloid Research Institute, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), DHU A-TVB, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC), Creteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Hopitaux Henri-Mondor/Emile Roux, Department of Geriatrics, Limeil-Brévannes, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Cardiology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), French National Referral Centre for Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiogen Network, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), GRC Amyloid Research Institute, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), DHU A-TVB, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), French National Referral Centre for Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiogen Network, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), GRC Amyloid Research Institute, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Lymphoid Malignancies, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), French National Referral Centre for Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiogen Network, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Pathology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), French National Referral Centre for Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiogen Network, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Lymphoid Malignancies, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- University Paris Est Créteil, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U955, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB), Créteil, France
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- University Paris Est Créteil, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U955, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB), Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Département de Génétique, Hôpital Universitaire Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), French National Referral Centre for Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiogen Network, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Département de Génétique, Hôpital Universitaire Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), French National Referral Centre for Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiogen Network, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), GRC Amyloid Research Institute, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- University Paris Est Créteil, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U955, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB), Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Nuclear Medicine, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), French National Referral Centre for Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiogen Network, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), GRC Amyloid Research Institute, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), French National Referral Centre for Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiogen Network, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), GRC Amyloid Research Institute, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), DHU A-TVB, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Cardiology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), French National Referral Centre for Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiogen Network, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), GRC Amyloid Research Institute, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), DHU A-TVB, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Cardiology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), French National Referral Centre for Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiogen Network, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), GRC Amyloid Research Institute, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), DHU A-TVB, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Cardiology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), French National Referral Centre for Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiogen Network, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), GRC Amyloid Research Institute, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), DHU A-TVB, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- University Paris Est Créteil, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U955, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB), Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Department, Henri Mondor Hospital University, Centre de Référence Maladie Rare « Syndrome Néphrotique Idiopathique », Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire « Innovative Therapy for Immune Disorders », Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Public Health Department, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- INSERM Clinical Investigation Centre 1430, AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Cardiology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), French National Referral Centre for Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiogen Network, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), GRC Amyloid Research Institute, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), DHU A-TVB, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Cardiology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Neurology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Cardiology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Neurophysiology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Cardiology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Hepato Gastro Enterology Department, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Cardiology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Otolaryngology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Cardiology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Otolaryngology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Cardiology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Hepato Gastro Enterology Department, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Cardiology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), French National Referral Centre for Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiogen Network, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), GRC Amyloid Research Institute, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), DHU A-TVB, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Cardiology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), French National Referral Centre for Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiogen Network, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), GRC Amyloid Research Institute, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Cardiology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), French National Referral Centre for Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiogen Network, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), GRC Amyloid Research Institute, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), DHU A-TVB, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
- INSERM Clinical Investigation Centre 1430, AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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A cross-sectional study of patient-reported outcomes and symptom burden using PROMIS and PRO-CTCAE measures in light chain amyloidosis. Qual Life Res 2023; 32:1807-1817. [PMID: 36738402 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-023-03354-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND We conducted a cross-sectional study to characterize health-related quality of life and symptom burden in individuals living with light chain (AL) amyloidosis. METHODS Members of the Amyloidosis Support Groups, Inc. with AL amyloidosis who consented to this IRB-approved survey provided information on their amyloidosis diagnosis, treatment, symptoms, and functioning. HRQL was measured using PROMIS and PRO-CTCAE questionnaires. RESULTS Among 297 participants who responded, the median age at diagnosis was 60 years (23-82) with 52% female and 90% white race. There were 69% AL (lambda) and 39% reported 3 or more organs involved with amyloidosis (58% cardiac, 58% renal, 30% neurological AL). Time from diagnosis was less than 2 years in 64 (22%), 2-5 years in 105 (36%), > 5 years in 126 (43%), and unknown in 2 (< 1%) individuals. Therapy included prior chemotherapy in 88% and stem cell transplant in 52%. Fifty percent of the cohort was on active treatment. Multiple domains were impaired in AL amyloidosis compared to the general population, including physical function, fatigue, and social roles. While highest among those within 2 years of diagnosis, high symptom burden was also seen in long-term survivors. A trend to decreased severity and number of impaired symptoms was seen with longer treatment-free interval but many symptoms remained persistent. CONCLUSIONS Significant and persistent symptom burden is seen in AL amyloidosis. Patient-reported outcomes should be routinely measured and used to provide best supportive care to all AL amyloidosis patients, including long-term survivors and those not on active therapy.
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Cohen O, Rendas-Baum R, McCausland K, Foard D, Manwani R, Ravichandran S, Lachmann H, Mahmood S, Wisniowski B, Hawkins PN, Gillmore J, Hsu K, Rebello S, Wechalekar A. Linking changes in quality of life to haematologic response and survival in systemic immunoglobulin light-chain amyloidosis. Br J Haematol 2023; 201:422-431. [PMID: 36709756 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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This study reports health-related quality of life (HRQL) among newly-diagnosed immunoglobulin light-chain (AL) patients (n = 914) treated with a bortezomib-based regimen and its association with response depth and survival. Haematologic response/HRQL were assessed over 24 months in an ongoing, prospective study. HRQL change was calculated across haematologic/cardiac response levels. The relationship between baseline HRQL and survival was evaluated by the Cox proportional-hazard model (PH). Shared-random-effects models (SREMs) estimated time-to-death conditional on current HRQL/longitudinal HRQL trajectory. At 3 months, there was consistent decline in 5/8 HRQL domains across all haematologic response levels. By 12 months, 3/5 declining domains improved among complete response (CR) patients. In contrast, the mean change in less-than-CR patients did not indicate improvement. Under the Cox PH, having a baseline HRQL score five points higher than the sample mean was associated with 20% lower mortality risk. SREMs indicated a five-point greater HRQL score at the event time correlated with an approximately 30% decrease in mortality risk. For each one-point increase in HRQL score trajectory slope, mortality risk decreased by approximately 88%. Only CR patients had HRQL improvement, while partial response patients had less decline but no meaningful improvements. These data show the importance of HRQL serial assessments of AL patients and its importance as an end-point.
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- Amyloidosis Research Consortium Inc., Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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- Amyloidosis Research Consortium Inc., Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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Kfir-Erenfeld S, Asherie N, Grisariu S, Avni B, Zimran E, Assayag M, Sharon TD, Pick M, Lebel E, Shaulov A, Cohen YC, Avivi I, Cohen CJ, Stepensky P, Gatt ME. Feasibility of a Novel Academic BCMA-CART (HBI0101) for the Treatment of Relapsed and Refractory AL Amyloidosis. Clin Cancer Res 2022; 28:5156-5166. [PMID: 36107221 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-0637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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PURPOSE AL amyloidosis (AL) treatments are generally based on those employed for multiple myeloma. Anti-B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) chimeric antigen receptor T (CART)-cell therapy, already approved for multiple myeloma, might be too toxic for patients with AL. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Here we describe the ex vivo applicability of a novel in-house, academic anti-BCMA CAR construct on AL primary cells, as well as the safety and efficacy in 4 patients with relapsed/refractory (RR) primary AL, treated in a phase I clinical trial (NCT04720313). RESULTS Three had MAYO stage IIIa cardiac involvement at enrollment. The treatment proved relatively safe, with a short and manageable grade 3 cytokine release syndrome evident in 2 patients and no neurotoxicity in any. Cardiac decompensations, observed in 2 patients, were also short and manageable. The overall hematologic response and complete response rates were observed in all patients with an organ response evident in all four. Within a median follow-up period of 5.2 (2.5-9.5) months, all 4 patients maintained their responses. CONCLUSIONS BCMA-CART cells provide a first proof-of-concept that this therapy is safe enough and highly efficacious for the treatment of patients with advanced, RR AL.
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- Shlomit Kfir-Erenfeld
- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy, Hadassah Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy, Hadassah Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy, Hadassah Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy, Hadassah Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy, Hadassah Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
- Department of Hematology, Hadassah Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy, Hadassah Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy, Hadassah Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Hadassah Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Hadassah Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Hadassah Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy, The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy, Hadassah Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Hadassah Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Sanchorawala V, Palladini G, Minnema MC, Jaccard A, Lee HC, Gibbs S, Mollee P, Venner C, Lu J, Schönland S, Gatt M, Suzuki K, Kim K, Cibeira MT, Beksac M, Libby E, Valent J, Hungria V, Wong SW, Rosenzweig M, Bumma N, Chauveau D, Gries KS, Fastenau J, Tran NP, Qin X, Vasey SY, Weiss BM, Vermeulen J, Ho KF, Merlini G, Comenzo RL, Kastritis E, Wechalekar AD. Health-related quality of life in patients with light chain amyloidosis treated with bortezomib, cyclophosphamide, and dexamethasone ± daratumumab: Results from the ANDROMEDA study. Am J Hematol 2022; 97:719-730. [PMID: 35293006 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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In the phase 3 ANDROMEDA trial, patients treated with daratumumab, bortezomib, cyclophosphamide, and dexamethasone (D-VCd) had significantly higher rates of organ and hematologic response compared with patients who received VCd alone. Here, we present patient-reported outcomes (PROs) from the ANDROMEDA trial. PROs were assessed through cycle 6 using three standardized questionnaires. Treatment effect through cycle 6 was measured by a repeated-measures, mixed-effects model. The magnitude of changes in PROs versus baseline was generally low, but between-group differences favored the D-VCd group. Results were generally consistent irrespective of hematologic, cardiac, or renal responses. More patients in the D-VCd group experienced meaningful improvements in PROs; median time to improvement was more rapid in the D-VCd group versus the VCd group. After cycle 6, patients in the D-VCd group received daratumumab monotherapy and their PRO assessments continued, with improvements in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) reported through cycle 19. PROs of subgroups with renal and cardiac involvement were consistent with those of the intent-to-treat population. These results demonstrate that the previously reported clinical benefits of D-VCd were achieved without decrement to patients' HRQoL and provide support of D-VCd in patients with AL amyloidosis.
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- Vaishali Sanchorawala
- Amyloidosis Center, Department of Hematology Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia Amyloidosis Research and Treatment Center, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Pavia Italy
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- Department of Hematology University Medical Center Utrecht Utrecht Netherlands
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- Service d'hématologie clinique et de thérapie cellulaire CHU de Limoges Limoges France
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Division of Cancer Medicine University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston Texas USA
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- The Victorian and Tasmanian Amyloidosis Service, Department of Haematology Monash University Eastern Health Clinical School Box Hill Victoria Australia
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- Department of Hematology Princess Alexandra Hospital and University of Queensland Medical School Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Institute of Hematology Peking University People's Hospital Beijing China
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- Amyloidosis Center Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg Medizinische Klinik V Heidelberg Germany
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- Hematology Department Hadassah Medical Center Jerusalem Israel
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- Department of Hematology Japanese Red Cross Central Medical Center, Shibuya Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Medicine Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center Seoul South Korea
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- Amyloidosis and Myeloma Unit Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, IDIBAPS Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Hematology Ankara University Ankara Turkey
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine University of Washington Seattle Washington USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Taussig Cancer Center Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Department of Hematology Clinica São Germano São Paulo Brazil
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- UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center University of California San Francisco California USA
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Judy and Bernard Briskin Center for Multiple Myeloma Research City of Hope Duarte California USA
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- Division of Hematology The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Columbus Ohio USA
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- Centre de Référence des Maladies Rénales Rares, Département de Néphrologie et Transplantation d'Organes CHU de Toulouse Toulouse France
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC Raritan New Jersey USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC Los Angeles California USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC Spring House Pennsylvania USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC Spring House Pennsylvania USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC Spring House Pennsylvania USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia Amyloidosis Research and Treatment Center, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Pavia Italy
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, John C. Davis Myeloma and Amyloid Program Tufts Medical Center Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine Athens Greece
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D'Souza A, Brazauskas R, Dispenzieri A, Panepinto J, Flynn KE. Changes in patient-reported outcomes in light chain amyloidosis in the first year after diagnosis and relationship to NT-proBNP change. Blood Cancer J 2021; 11:29. [PMID: 33563897 PMCID: PMC7873213 DOI: 10.1038/s41408-021-00412-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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We conducted a prospective cohort study in newly diagnosed systemic light chain (AL) amyloidosis patients (N = 59) to study patient-reported outcomes (PROs) through the first year. The median age was 68 years with 42% female, 8% Black, and 78% lambda subtype. Organ involvement was cardiac in 66%, renal in 58%, with 25% having 3 or greater organs involved. Between baseline and 3 months, all PROMIS®-29 domain scores worsened by 0.4–4.1 points except anxiety which improved by 2.1 points. By 1 year, scores improved compared to the greatest decline at 3 months, most statistically significant for global physical health, physical function, and fatigue. On stage-adjusted survival analysis, in addition to baseline global physical and mental health, domains measuring physical function, fatigue, anxiety, depression, and social roles were associated with 1-year survival. At 1 year, PROMIS measures were associated with NT-proBNP changes and hematologic response. Among patients with an NT-proBNP response, the improvement was seen in physical function, social roles, global mental health, and anxiety. Among patients with an NT-proBNP progression, worsening was seen with anxiety, depression, sleep, and global mental health. Measuring and tracking PROs in patients with AL amyloidosis is important and these important outcomes can be used as correlative endpoints in clinical care/research.
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- Anita D'Souza
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.
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- Division of Biostatistics, Institute of Health and Safety, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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Facon T, Dimopoulos MA, Meuleman N, Belch A, Mohty M, Chen WM, Kim K, Zamagni E, Rodriguez-Otero P, Renwick W, Rose C, Tempescul A, Boyle E, Manier S, Attal M, Moreau P, Macro M, Leleu X, Lorraine Chretien M, Ludwig H, Guo S, Sturniolo M, Tinel A, Silvia Monzini M, Costa B, Houck V, Hulin C, Yves Mary J. A simplified frailty scale predicts outcomes in transplant-ineligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma treated in the FIRST (MM-020) trial. Leukemia 2020; 34:224-233. [PMID: 31427722 PMCID: PMC7214253 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-019-0539-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Revised: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Patients with multiple myeloma are generally older and vary in fitness levels, which may influence the clinical benefit of treatment. Patients from the large, phase 3 FIRST trial in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) were retrospectively investigated to determine outcomes based on frailty using scores for age, Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS), instead of the EQ-5D quality-of-life questionnaire, as previously reported. ECOG PS (n = 1618) was investigated in frailty groups: frail (49%) and nonfrail (51%). Frail patients experienced worse progression-free and overall survival vs nonfrail patients. Prognostic assessment was improved when combining frailty and International Staging System stage (I/II vs III). Frail patients had a higher risk of developing grade 3/4 treatment-emergent adverse events. Treatment effects observed in the FIRST trial were confirmed per frailty group and per frailty and ISS group. The use of this ECOG PS-containing frailty scale as a predictive measure of clinical outcomes in patients with transplant-ineligible NDMM is supported by data from the FIRST trial. This score, based on age, CCI, and ECOG PS, can be easily replicated and may help design future myeloma studies in frail or nonfrail elderly patients.
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- Thierry Facon
- Univ.Lille, CHU Lille, Service des Maladies du Sang, F-59000, Lille, France.
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- Jules Bordet Institute, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Haematology, Saint Antoine Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Hôpital Saint Vincent de Paul Université Catholique de Lille, Lille, France
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse Oncopole, Toulouse, France
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- Celgene International Sàrl, Boudry, Switzerland
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Chakraborty R, Rybicki L, Tomer J, Samaras CJ, Faiman BM, Valent J, Majhail NS. Patient-reported outcomes in systemic AL amyloidosis with functional assessment of cancer therapy-general (FACT-G) and patient-reported outcomes measurement information system-global health (PROMIS-GH) in a real-world population. Leuk Lymphoma 2019; 60:3544-3551. [PMID: 31272258 PMCID: PMC6928422 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1623885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Revised: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We performed an observational study on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with AL amyloidosis diagnosed between 2012 and 2017 at our institution. A total of 81 patients were included, with a median age of 64 years. The mean FACT-G (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General) total score at baseline (≤2 months from diagnosis) was 74 (±15), compared to a normative score of 80 (±18) in the general U.S. population. Significant HRQoL deficit was noted only in the functional well-being (FWB) domain of FACT-G. Using PROMIS-GH (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-Global Health) at baseline (n = 18), a greater deficit was noted in the global physical health (GPH) compared to global mental health (GMH) domain. FACT-FWB and PROMIS-GPH domain scores were able to significantly discriminate between revised Mayo stages. Development and validation of an amyloid-specific PRO instrument incorporating specific domains of interest is urgently needed to pursue patient-centered drug development.
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- Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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Warsame R, D'Souza A. Patient Reported Outcomes Have Arrived: A Practical Overview for Clinicians in Using Patient Reported Outcomes in Oncology. Mayo Clin Proc 2019; 94:2291-2301. [PMID: 31563425 PMCID: PMC6832764 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Ensuring that the patient's voice is routinely incorporated in all aspects of health care in oncology is essential to provide quality care. Patient reported outcomes (PROs) are standardized measures that are used to obtain the patient's perspective and are increasingly used in all aspects of health care to ensure optimal delivery of patient-centered care. The US Food and Drug Administration encourages that PROs be used in studies for label indications. There are no uniform standardized methods to use PROs nor is there consensus on which PROs are best for regulatory approval, comparative effectiveness research, toxicity assessment, health-related quality of life, or symptom monitoring. For this review, we conducted a literature search using PubMed and Google Scholar, and herein summarize the evidence related to the use of PROs in clinic care and research. Using valid, reliable, and easily interpretable PROs developed in comparable populations will provide the most useful results. Various ways that PROs can be used successfully in oncology have been exemplified in this overview to provide clinicians and researchers practical guidance.
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- Rahma Warsame
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
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McCausland KL, Rizio AA, White MK, Bayliss MS, Quock TP. Associations between Health-Related Quality of Life and Self-Reported Emergency Room Department Visits and Inpatient Hospitalizations: Insights from a Secondary Data Analysis of Patients with Light-Chain (AL) Amyloidosis. PHARMACOECONOMICS - OPEN 2019; 3:367-375. [PMID: 30796725 PMCID: PMC6710312 DOI: 10.1007/s41669-019-0122-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Light-chain (AL) amyloidosis is a rare, progressive, and typically fatal disease. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has been shown to be a significant prognostic factor associated with clinical outcomes such as survival and response to treatment. A better understanding of how patterns of HRQoL may be prospectively associated with costly healthcare resource utilization, such as emergency department (ED) visits and inpatient hospitalizations, is warranted. METHODS A secondary data analysis of a non-interventional, longitudinal online study of patients with AL amyloidosis (n = 224) was conducted. Negative binomial regression models were used to examine whether initial HRQoL scores (as measured by the SF-36v2® Health Survey [SF-36v2], where higher scores reflect better HRQoL) and changes in HRQoL were associated with the number of ED visits and inpatient hospitalizations during a 12-month period. Incidence rate ratios were interpreted by 5-point decrements in initial HRQoL scores and minimally important changes in HRQoL change scores. RESULTS There were significant inverse associations between initial SF-36v2 scores and subsequent rates of ED visits and inpatient hospitalizations across all domains and summary components (p < 0.05 for all). In contrast, changes in physical, but not mental, functioning were associated with rates of ED visits and inpatient hospitalizations during a 12-month period of observation. CONCLUSION Scores from patient-reported HRQoL surveys may be helpful in identifying patients at risk of future ED visits and hospital admissions, and may serve as a proxy for disease severity. Such information can provide stakeholders with insight into the humanistic and societal cost associated with AL amyloidosis.
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- Optum, 1301 Atwood Ave, Suite 311N, Johnston, RI, 02919, USA
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- Prothena Biosciences Inc, 331 Oyster Point Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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Systemic immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis is a protein misfolding disease caused by the conversion of immunoglobulin light chains from their soluble functional states into highly organized amyloid fibrillar aggregates that lead to organ dysfunction. The disease is progressive and, accordingly, early diagnosis is vital to prevent irreversible organ damage, of which cardiac damage and renal damage predominate. The development of novel sensitive biomarkers and imaging technologies for the detection and quantification of organ involvement and damage is facilitating earlier diagnosis and improved evaluation of the efficacy of new and existing therapies. Treatment is guided by risk assessment, which is based on levels of cardiac biomarkers; close monitoring of clonal and organ responses guides duration of therapy and changes in regimen. Several new classes of drugs, such as proteasome inhibitors and immunomodulatory drugs, along with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation, have led to rapid and deep suppression of amyloid light chain production in the majority of patients. However, effective therapies for patients with advanced cardiac involvement are an unmet need. Passive immunotherapies targeting clonal plasma cells and directly accelerating removal of amyloid deposits promise to further improve the overall outlook of this increasingly treatable disease.
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Abeykoon JP, Zanwar S, Dispenzieri A, Gertz MA, Leung N, Kourelis T, Gonsalves W, Muchtar E, Dingli D, Lacy MQ, Hayman SR, Buadi F, Warsame R, Kyle RA, Rajkumar V, Kumar S, Kapoor P. Daratumumab-based therapy in patients with heavily-pretreated AL amyloidosis. Leukemia 2018; 33:531-536. [DOI: 10.1038/s41375-018-0262-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Wright NL, Flynn KE, Brazauskas R, Hari P, D'Souza A. Patient-reported distress is prevalent in systemic light chain (AL) amyloidosis but not determined by severity of disease. Amyloid 2018; 25:129-134. [PMID: 30032653 DOI: 10.1080/13506129.2018.1486298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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We conducted this retrospective study to assess patient-reported distress in light chain (AL) amyloidosis, using the Distress Thermometer (DT) survey at first evaluation at our center. Of 78 patients who completed the survey, 75 scored their distress (distress: <4 - low, 4-6 - moderate, >6 - high). Moderate and high distress were self-reported by 30% and 17% patients, respectively. More patients with distress lived alone and had lower haemoglobin than patients without. AL stage did not correlate with distress (Stage I/II median DT 4 compared to 3 in Stage III/IV, p = .09), while cardiac AL was associated with lower distress at 3 compared to 5 in those without (p = .02). Karnofsky performance score (KPS) was concordant with stage (KPS ≥90 in 60% stage I/II versus 19% stage III/IV, p = .005) and cardiac involvement (26% with versus 63% without cardiac involvement had KPS ≥90, p = .01). Significant correlates of high distress included dealing with children, family health, depression, fears, nervousness, sadness, appearance, nausea, dry nose/congestion, memory/concentration, pain, sleep, neuropathy symptoms, and bathing/dressing. In conclusion, we demonstrate moderate to high distress in 47% of AL population at initial evaluation. Distress in amyloidosis is not influenced by amyloid stage or type of organ involvement.
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- Nicholas L Wright
- a Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , WI , USA
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- a Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , WI , USA
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- b Division of Biostatistics, Institute for Health and Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , WI , USA
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- a Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , WI , USA
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- a Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , WI , USA
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Sanchorawala V, McCausland KL, White MK, Bayliss MS, Guthrie SD, Lo S, Skinner M. A longitudinal evaluation of health-related quality of life in patients with AL amyloidosis: associations with health outcomes over time. Br J Haematol 2017; 179:461-470. [PMID: 28850697 PMCID: PMC5697591 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Light chain (AL) amyloidosis is a rare disease associated with significant, irreversible organ dysfunction and high case fatality. An observational study was conducted to assess health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients treated for AL amyloidosis between 1994 and 2014 with both high dose melphalan and stem cell transplantation (HDM/SCT) or non‐SCT chemotherapy regimens. The SF‐36v1® Health Survey (SF‐36) was administered to assess HRQoL during clinic visits. Analysis of variance was used to compare pre‐ and post‐treatment HRQoL within each treatment group to an age‐ and gender‐adjusted general population (GP) normative sample. Cox proportional hazard models were fit to examine associations between pre‐treatment levels of HRQoL and mortality within 1 and 5 years after initiating specific treatment regimens (HDM/SCT: n = 402; non‐SCT chemotherapy regimens: n = 172). Among patients who received HDM/SCT, there were significant improvements following treatment in vitality, social functioning, role‐emotional and mental health. Worse pre‐treatment SF‐36 physical component scores were associated with a greater risk of mortality in both treatment groups and follow‐up periods (P ≤ 0·005 for both). [Correction added on 20 October 2017, after first online publication: This P value has been corrected]. Using HRQoL assessments in every physician visit or treatment may provide valuable insights for treating rare conditions like AL amyloidosis.
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- Amyloidosis Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Amyloidosis Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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