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Dixit J, Malhotra P, Mehra N, Mathew A, Kumar L, Singh A, Gupta N, Krishnamurthy MN, Roy PS, Kataki AC, Gupta S, Prinja S. Cost-Effectiveness of Novel Agent Regimens for Transplant-Eligible Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients in India. APPLIED HEALTH ECONOMICS AND HEALTH POLICY 2024:10.1007/s40258-024-00877-1. [PMID: 38448720 DOI: 10.1007/s40258-024-00877-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Survival outcomes for multiple myeloma have improved dramatically since the introduction of novel therapeutic agents. While these drugs are highly effective in improving survival outcomes and quality of life in patients with multiple myeloma, they come at a significant cost. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of bortezomib-based triplet or quadruplet drug regimens in isolation and followed by autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) for the treatment of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) in the Indian context. METHODS A Markov model was developed to assess the health and economic outcomes of novel drug regimens with and without AHSCT for the treatment of NDMM in India. We estimated the lifetime quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) and costs in each scenario. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) were computed and compared against the current willingness-to-pay threshold of a one-time per capita gross domestic product of ₹146,890 (US$1,927.70) for India. Parameter uncertainty was assessed through Monte Carlo probabilistic sensitivity analysis. RESULTS Among seven treatment sequences, the VCd (bortezomib, cyclophosphamide, dexamethasone) alone arm has the lowest cost and health benefits as compared to four treatment sequences, namely VTd (bortezomib, thalidomide, dexamethasone) alone, VRd (bortezomib, lenalidomide, dexamethasone) alone, VRd plus AHSCT and DVRd (Daratumumab, bortezomib, lenalidomide, dexamethasone) plus AHSCT. It was found that VTd plus AHSCT and VCd plus AHSCT arms were extendedly dominated (ED) by combination of two alternative treatments. Among the five non-dominated strategies, VRd has a lowest incremental cost of ₹ 2,20,093 (US$2,888) per QALY gained compared to VTd alone followed by VRd plus AHSCT [₹3,14,530 (US$4,128) per QALY gained] in comparison to VRd alone. None of the novel treatment sequences were found to be cost-effective at the current WTP threshold of ₹1,46,890 (US$1,927.7). CONCLUSION At the current WTP threshold of one-time per capita GDP (₹ 146,890) of India, VRd alone and VRd plus AHSCT has 38.1% and 6.9% probability to be cost-effective, respectively. Reduction in current reimbursement rates of novel drugs, namely VRd, lenalidomide, and pomalidomide plus dexamethasone under national insurance program and societal cost of transplant by 50%, would make VRd plus AHSCT and VTd plus AHSCT cost-effective at an incremental cost of ₹40,671 (US$34) and ₹97,639 (US$1,281) per QALY gained, respectively.
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- Jyoti Dixit
- Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Clinical Haematology and Medical Oncology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Adyar Cancer Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dr. B. Booroah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, Dr. B. Booroah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
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McGonagle D, Ramonda R, Scagnellato L, Scriffignano S, Weddell J, Lubrano E. A strategy towards disentangling treatment refractory from misdiagnosed axial Spondyloarthritis. Autoimmun Rev 2024; 23:103405. [PMID: 37543288 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2023.103405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/07/2023]
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Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) encompasses radiographic axial SpA (r-axSpA), formally designated as ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and non-radiographic axial SpA (nr-axSpA). The advent of MRI permitted the description of the "pre-radiographic" (nr-AxSpA) stage characterized by bone marrow oedema lesions, histologically an osteitis, not yet visible on X-rays. Most subjects with a diagnosis of nr-axSpA do not progress to r-axSpA and the risk of misdiagnosis of nr-axSpA is considerable because back pain related to malalignment, degenerative conditions or biomechanical stress including intense exercise may lead to positive MRI scans. Even when nr-axSpA or r-axSpA are accurately diagnosed only about 40-50% achieve the ASAS40 responses with licensed therapies. It is likely that spinal enthesitis/osteitis leading to structural damage and associated damage contributes to post inflammatory disc territory secondary pain responses. Things are complicated as the concept of refractory axSpA itself is not well defined since there is no gold standard test to capture the full burden of inflammatory disease and, in any event, MRI has not been systematically applied. Nevertheless, there is sufficient evidence to borrow from the refractory rheumatoid arthritis field to propose two types of refractory axial SpA- a persistent inflammatory refractory ax-SpA (PIRaxSpA) and non-inflammatory refractory ax-SpA (NIRaxSpA). Both axSpA refractoriness and misdiagnosis need careful considerations when evaluating treatment failure. The immunological basis for axSpA immunotherapeutics non-responses is still rudimentary beyond the knowledge of HLA-B27 positivity status, CRP elevation, and MRI bone oedema that represents osteitis being equated with responder status.
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- Dennis McGonagle
- University of Leeds, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculosckeletal Medicine, Leeds, United Kingdom.
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Academic Rheumatology Unit, Dipartimento di Medicina e Scienze della Salute "Vincenzo Tiberio", Università degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso, Italy; Department of Development and Regeneration, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, KU Leuven University, Leuven, Belgium
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- University of Leeds, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculosckeletal Medicine, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Academic Rheumatology Unit, Dipartimento di Medicina e Scienze della Salute "Vincenzo Tiberio", Università degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso, Italy; Department of Development and Regeneration, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, KU Leuven University, Leuven, Belgium
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Wei M, Xie C, Huang J, Liu Q, Lai Y. Autologous followed by allogeneic versus tandem-autologous transplantation in high-risk, newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Hematology 2023; 28:2269509. [PMID: 37850613 DOI: 10.1080/16078454.2023.2269509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES High-risk multiple myeloma (HRMM) is associated with poor survival, despite many advances in antimyeloma strategies. Autologous followed by allogeneic stem cell transplantation (auto-allo-SCT) has yielded controversial results compared to tandem autologous stem cell transplantation (auto-SCT) in patients with HRMM. We conducted this meta-analysis to compare the efficacy and safety of auto-allo-SCT and tandem-auto-SCT in patients with HRMM. METHODS Embase, Cochrane Library, and PubMed databases were searched until March 2023. Prospective or retrospective studies comparing the effects of auto-allo-SCT and tandem-auto-SCT were included. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for time-to-event outcomes, and odds ratios (ORs) and 95%CIs for dichotomous outcomes were pooled using random-effects models. RESULTS Three studies involving 491 patients were included. Despite auto-allo-SCT seemed to be associated with improvements in progression-free survival (PFS) (HR [95%CI], 0.71 [0.51-1.00]) and complete response (CR) (OR [95%CI], 3.16 [1.67-5.99]), and reduced relapse/progression rates (47% vs. 55%) in comparison with tandem-auto-SCT, no marked improvement in overall survival (OS). In comparison to tandem-auto-SCT, patients assigned to auto-allo-SCT exhibited a higher risk of transplant-related mortality (TRM) (11.9% vs. 4.1%) and non-relapse mortality (NRM) (12.3% vs. 3.1%). CONCLUSION Auto-allo-SCT seemed to be associated with improvements in PFS and CR when compared to tandem-auto-SCT in patients with HRMM, but it did not lead to a significant improvement in OS. Furthermore, patients in the auto-allo-SCT group were at a higher risk of developing TRM and NRM. Auto-allo-SCT transplantation should not be routinely incorporated into HRMM therapy but rather should be considered investigational.
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- Min Wei
- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People's Republic of China
- Department of Hematology, Liuzhou People's Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Liuzhou People's Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Liuzhou People's Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Liuzhou People's Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People's Republic of China
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Rodríguez-Lobato LG, Tovar N, de Daniel A, Fernández de Larrea C, Cibeira MT, Jiménez-Segura R, Moreno DF, Oliver-Caldés A, Bladé J, Rosiñol L. Outcomes of Patients with Newly Diagnosed Transplant-Ineligible Multiple Myeloma According to Clinical Trials Enrollment: Experience of a Single Institution. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:5261. [PMID: 37958434 PMCID: PMC10649258 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15215261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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The proportion of non-transplant-eligible (NTE) newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) patients excluded from clinical trials (CTs) and their prognosis is unknown. CT results may not be generalizable to real-world practice due to strict recruitment criteria. We analyzed causes of NTE-NDMM patient exclusion form CTs and their outcomes. A total of 211 NTE-NDMM patients were included. They were divided into three periods: 2003-2007, 2008-2012, and 2013-2017. Overall, 50% received non-trial treatment (NCT), while 50% participated in a CT (20% control group (CG) and 30% experimental group (EG)). Main causes for exclusion from CTs were comorbidities, ECOG > 2, and renal insufficiency. In the first two periods, the CR rate was similar regardless of treatment type, but in the last period, the EG group showed improved CR. Median PFS was similar in the first two periods, with a benefit seen only in the EG in the last period. The median OS was significantly longer in CT-included patients compared to NCT group in the last two periods. Conclusions: The presence of comorbidities and worsened ECOG were the main reasons for CT exclusion. Patients included in CTs had a longer OS than NCT. This OS benefit may be influenced by a selection bias, making it challenging to generalize CT results to real clinical practice.
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- Luis Gerardo Rodríguez-Lobato
- Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (N.T.); (A.d.D.); (C.F.d.L.); (M.T.C.); (R.J.-S.); (D.F.M.); (A.O.-C.); (J.B.)
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (N.T.); (A.d.D.); (C.F.d.L.); (M.T.C.); (R.J.-S.); (D.F.M.); (A.O.-C.); (J.B.)
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (N.T.); (A.d.D.); (C.F.d.L.); (M.T.C.); (R.J.-S.); (D.F.M.); (A.O.-C.); (J.B.)
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- Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (N.T.); (A.d.D.); (C.F.d.L.); (M.T.C.); (R.J.-S.); (D.F.M.); (A.O.-C.); (J.B.)
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (N.T.); (A.d.D.); (C.F.d.L.); (M.T.C.); (R.J.-S.); (D.F.M.); (A.O.-C.); (J.B.)
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (N.T.); (A.d.D.); (C.F.d.L.); (M.T.C.); (R.J.-S.); (D.F.M.); (A.O.-C.); (J.B.)
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (N.T.); (A.d.D.); (C.F.d.L.); (M.T.C.); (R.J.-S.); (D.F.M.); (A.O.-C.); (J.B.)
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (N.T.); (A.d.D.); (C.F.d.L.); (M.T.C.); (R.J.-S.); (D.F.M.); (A.O.-C.); (J.B.)
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (N.T.); (A.d.D.); (C.F.d.L.); (M.T.C.); (R.J.-S.); (D.F.M.); (A.O.-C.); (J.B.)
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (N.T.); (A.d.D.); (C.F.d.L.); (M.T.C.); (R.J.-S.); (D.F.M.); (A.O.-C.); (J.B.)
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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Malek E, Wang GM, Tatsuoka C, Cullen J, Madabhushi A, Driscoll JJ. Machine Learning Approach for Rapid, Accurate Point-of-Care Prediction of M-Spike Values in Multiple Myeloma. JCO Clin Cancer Inform 2023; 7:e2300078. [PMID: 37738540 DOI: 10.1200/cci.23.00078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The gold standard for monitoring response status in patients with multiple myeloma (MM) is serum and urine protein electrophoresis which quantify M-spike proteins; however, the turnaround time for results is 3-7 days which delays treatment decisions. We hypothesized that machine learning (ML) could integrate readily available clinical and laboratory data to rapidly and accurately predict patient M-spike values. METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed using the deidentified, electronic medical records of 171 patients with MM. RESULTS Random forest (RF) analysis identified the weighted value of each independent variable (N = 43) integrated into the ML algorithm. Pearson and Spearman coefficients indicated that the ML-predicted M-spike values correlated highly with laboratory-measured serum protein electrophoresis values. Feature selected RF modeling revealed that only two variables-the first lagged M-spike and serum total protein-accurately predicted the M-spike. CONCLUSION Taken together, our results demonstrate the feasibility and prognostic potential of ML tools that integrate electronic data to longitudinally monitor disease burden. ML tools support the seamless, secure exchange of patient information to expedite and personalize clinical decision making and overcome geographic, financial, and social barriers that currently limit the access of underserved populations to cancer care specialists so that the benefits of medical progress are not limited to selected groups.
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- Ehsan Malek
- Adult Hematologic Malignancies & Stem Cell Transplant Section, Seidman Cancer Center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
- Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
- Atlanta Veterans Administration Medical Center, Atlanta, GA
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- Adult Hematologic Malignancies & Stem Cell Transplant Section, Seidman Cancer Center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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Medina-Herrera A, Sarasquete ME, Jiménez C, Puig N, García-Sanz R. Minimal Residual Disease in Multiple Myeloma: Past, Present, and Future. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3687. [PMID: 37509348 PMCID: PMC10377959 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15143687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Responses to treatment have improved over the last decades for patients with multiple myeloma. This is a consequence of the introduction of new drugs that have been successfully combined in different clinical contexts: newly diagnosed, transplant-eligible or ineligible patients, as well as in the relapsed/refractory setting. However, a great proportion of patients continue to relapse, even those achieving complete response, which underlines the need for updated response criteria. In 2014, the international myeloma working group established new levels of response, prompting the evaluation of minimal residual disease (MRD) for those patients already in complete or stringent complete response as defined by conventional serological assessments: the absence of tumor plasma cells in 100,000 total cells or more define molecular and immunophenotypic responses by next-generation sequencing and flow cytometry, respectively. In this review, we describe all the potential methods that may be used for MRD detection based on the evidence found in the literature, paying special attention to their advantages and pitfalls from a critical perspective.
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- Alejandro Medina-Herrera
- Departament of Hematology, University Hospital of Salamanca (HUSA/IBSAL), CIBERONC, CIC-IBMCC (USAL-CSIC), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Departament of Hematology, University Hospital of Salamanca (HUSA/IBSAL), CIBERONC, CIC-IBMCC (USAL-CSIC), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Departament of Hematology, University Hospital of Salamanca (HUSA/IBSAL), CIBERONC, CIC-IBMCC (USAL-CSIC), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Departament of Hematology, University Hospital of Salamanca (HUSA/IBSAL), CIBERONC, CIC-IBMCC (USAL-CSIC), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Departament of Hematology, University Hospital of Salamanca (HUSA/IBSAL), CIBERONC, CIC-IBMCC (USAL-CSIC), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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Yadav N, Mirgh SP, Aggarwal M, Agrawal N, Mehta P, Khushoo V, Kapoor J, Bhatia N, Agrawal P, Ahmed R, Bhurani D. Second stem cell transplantation for treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma after first autologous stem cell transplant: A 15-year retrospective institutional analysis. Indian J Cancer 2023; 60:316-324. [PMID: 37787191 DOI: 10.4103/ijc.ijc_272_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
Abstract
Background Multiple myeloma remains an incurable disease, with the majority of patients relapsing after autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT). After relapse, second transplant remains one of the therapeutic options, along with novel agents. Methods We reviewed the data of our patients who underwent ASCT for myeloma (N = 202) over the last two decades (2004-2019). Of these, 12 patients underwent a second transplant. Results Out of 12 patients, nine underwent second autologous stem cell transplant, whereas three received an allogeneic stem cell transplantation (Allo-SCT). Median progression-free survival (PFS) after the first ASCT was 32 months (5-84 months). Median interval between both the transplants was 35 months (4-159 months). Median age of our cohort which underwent second transplant was 56 years. Overall response rate (ORR) post-second transplant on day +100 was 83.3%, without any transplant-related mortality (TRM). With the use of preemptive plerixafor, none of our patients required a second day for stem cell harvest. Median CD34 dose of stem cells infused was 4.11 × 106/kg. Similar to the first ASCT, the median time to neutrophil and platelet engraftment was 11 and 12 days, respectively. At a median follow-up of 41 months, estimated 3-year PFS and overall survival (OS) was 37% ± 15% and 63% ± 15%, respectively. Conclusion ">Among all relapsed myeloma patients who were transplant eligible, 11% underwent a second transplant. Second transplant is well tolerated with similar time to engraftment after first ASCT. Hence, we believe that second transplant is a feasible, cost-effective option in a resource-limited setting, which should be more widely utilized.
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- Neha Yadav
- Department of Hematology and BMT Unit, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Sector 5, Rohini, Delhi, India
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- Department of Hematology and BMT Unit, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Sector 5, Rohini, Delhi; Adult Hematolymphoid and BMT Unit, Tata Memorial Centre, ACTREC, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (Present Affiliation); Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (Present Afiliation)
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- Department of Hematology and BMT Unit, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Sector 5, Rohini, Delhi, India
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- Department of Hematology and BMT Unit, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Sector 5, Rohini, Delhi, India
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- Department of Hematology and BMT Unit, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Sector 5, Rohini, Delhi, India
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- Department of Hematology and BMT Unit, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Sector 5, Rohini, Delhi, India
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- Department of Hematology and BMT Unit, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Sector 5, Rohini, Delhi, India
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- Department of Hematology and BMT Unit, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Sector 5, Rohini, Delhi, India
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- Department of Hematology and BMT Unit, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Sector 5, Rohini, Delhi, India
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- Department of Hematology and BMT Unit, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Sector 5, Rohini, Delhi, India
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- Department of Hematology and BMT Unit, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Sector 5, Rohini, Delhi, India
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Fonseca R, Arribas M, Wiedmeier-Nutor JE, Kusne YN, González Vélez M, Kosiorek HE, Butterfield RDJ, Kirsch IR, Mikhael JR, Stewart AK, Reeder C, Larsen J, Bergsagel PL, Fonseca R. Integrated analysis of next generation sequencing minimal residual disease (MRD) and PET scan in transplant eligible myeloma patients. Blood Cancer J 2023; 13:32. [PMID: 36878906 PMCID: PMC9988896 DOI: 10.1038/s41408-023-00794-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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Minimal residual disease (MRD) assays allow response assessment in patients with multiple myeloma (MM), and negativity is associated with improved survival outcomes. The role of highly sensitive next generation sequencing (NGS) MRD in combination with functional imaging remains to be validated. We performed a retrospective analysis on MM patients who underwent frontline autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT). Patients were evaluated at day 100 post-ASCT with NGS-MRD and positron emission tomography (PET-CT). Patients with ≥ 2 MRD measurements were included in a secondary analysis for sequential measurements. 186 patients were included. At day 100, 45 (24.2%) patients achieved MRD negativity at a sensitivity threshold of 10-6. MRD negativity was the most predictive factor for longer time to next treatment (TTNT). Negativity rates did not differ according to MM subtype, R-ISS Stage nor cytogenetic risk. PET-CT and MRD had poor agreement, with high rates of PET-CT negativity in MRD-positive patients. Patients with sustained MRD negativity had longer TTNT, regardless of baseline risk characteristics. Our results show that the ability to measure deeper and sustainable responses distinguishes patients with better outcomes. Achieving MRD negativity was the strongest prognostic marker and could help guide therapy-related decisions and serve as a response marker for clinical trials.
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- Rodrigo Fonseca
- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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- Translational Medicine, Adaptive Biotechnologies, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute, City of Hope Cancer Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
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Etekal T, Koehn K, Sborov DW, McClune B, Prasad V, Haslam A, Berger K, Booth C, Al Hadidi S, Abdallah AO, Goodman A, Mohyuddin GR. Time-to-event surrogate end-points in multiple myeloma randomised trials from 2005 to 2019: A surrogacy analysis. Br J Haematol 2023; 200:587-594. [PMID: 36495317 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18568] [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: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Use of surrogate end-points such as progression-free survival (PFS) and other time-to-event (TTE) end-points is common in multiple myeloma (MM) clinical trials. This systematic review characterises all published randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in MM using PFS or other TTE end-points between 2005 and 2019 and assesses strength of surrogacy of PFS for overall survival (OS). The association between OS hazard ratios (HRs) and PFS HRs was evaluated with linear regression, and the coefficient of determination with Pearson's correlation. We identified 88 RCTs of which 67 (76%) used PFS as the primary/co-primary end-point. One trial indicated whether progression was biochemical or clinical. Of the variance in OS, 39% was due to variance in PFS. Correlation between PFS and OS was weak (0.62, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.38-0.78). In newly diagnosed MM, 43% of the variance in OS was due to changes in PFS. The correlation between PFS and OS was weak (0.65, 95% CI 0.30-0.84). In relapsed/refractory MM, 58% of the variance in OS was due to changes in PFS. Correlation between PFS and OS was medium (0.76, 95% CI 0.42-0.91). We demonstrate that PFS and progression characteristics are characterised poorly in MM trials and that PFS is a poor surrogate for OS in MM.
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- Tommy Etekal
- Department of Radiation Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Division of Hematological Malignancies and Cellular Therapeutics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Hematological Malignancies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Hematological Malignancies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology/Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Patient Advocate, University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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- Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Queen's University Cancer Research Institute, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Myeloma Institute, The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Division of Hematological Malignancies and Cellular Therapeutics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Hematological Malignancies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Kumar L, Sahoo RK, Kumar S, Baa AK, Tansir G, Pathak N, Malik PS, Sharma OD, Mathew A, Jha A, Gupta R, Sharma A, Biswas A, Kumar R, Thulkar S, Malik S, Dutt A. Autologous stem cell transplant for multiple myeloma: Impact of melphalan dose on the transplant outcome. Leuk Lymphoma 2023; 64:378-387. [PMID: 36416679 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2148214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We evaluated impact of melphalan dose on transplant outcomes for multiple myeloma. Between 1995 and 2019 459 consecutive patients received a transplant; 69(15%) received melphalan ≤150 mg/m2 (Mel 150 cohort) and 390 (85%) melphalan 200 mg/m2 (MEL 200 cohort). The primary outcome was overall survival (OS) from the date of transplant. Progression-free survival (PFS), engraftment, transplant response, and cumulative relapse at 2 years were secondary outcome measures. Patients in Mel 150 cohort had adverse clinical and laboratory parameters at base line. Transplant response was better for Mel 200 cohort (p < 0.024). Median OS at a median follow-up of 88 months was similar in the two cohorts; 100 Vs 102 months (Mel 200), p = 0.817. Median PFS (60.0 Vs 53 months, p = 0.746), relapse at two years (32.4% Vs 30.9%, p = 0.745) and grade 3-4 mucositis (p = 0.823) were similar. Initial treatment prepares patients better for subsequent similar transplant outcomes despite differences in baseline characteristics.
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- Lalit Kumar
- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radio-diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biostatistics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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MRD in multiple myeloma: does CR really matter? Blood 2022; 140:2423-2428. [PMID: 35560160 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2022016170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Multiple myeloma embodies the paradigm of the deeper the response, the longer the survival. However, results are conflicting regarding achievement of complete remission (CR) and minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity; some patients with persistent M protein have undetectable MRD. We reviewed the frequency of this discordance and outcomes of these patients. We spotlight possible explanations for and consequences of conflicting response criteria and suggest that MRD be assessed in patients achieving very good partial response or better in clinical trials.
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Royle KL, Coulson AB, Ramasamy K, Cairns DA, Hockaday A, Quezada S, Drayson M, Kaiser M, Owen R, Auner HW, Cook G, Meads D, Olivier C, Barnard L, Lambkin R, Paterson A, Dawkins B, Chapman M, Pratt G, Popat R, Jackson G, Bygrave C, Sive J, de Tute R, Chantry A, Parrish C, Cook M, Asher S, Yong K. Risk and response adapted therapy following autologous stem cell transplant in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (RADAR (UK-MRA Myeloma XV Trial): study protocol for a phase II/III randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e063037. [PMID: 36396306 PMCID: PMC9677008 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Multiple myeloma is a plasma cell malignancy that accounts for 1%-2% of newly diagnosed cancers.At diagnosis, approximately 20% of patients can be identified, using cytogenetics, to have inferior survival (high-risk). Additionally, standard-risk patients, with detectable disease (minimal residual disease (MRD)-positive) postautologus stem cell transplant (ASCT), fare worse compared with those who do not (MRD-negative). Research is required to determine whether a risk-adapted approach post-ASCT could further improve patient outcomes. METHODS RADAR is a UK, multicentre, risk-adapted, response-guided, open-label, randomised controlled trial for transplant-eligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients, using combinations of lenalidomide (R), cyclophosphamide (Cy), bortezomib (Bor), dexamethasone (D) and isatuximab (Isa).Participants receive RCyBorD(x4) induction therapy, followed by high-dose melphalan and ASCT. Post-ASCT, there are three pathways as follows:A phase III discontinuation design to assess de-escalating therapy in standard-risk MRD-negative patients. Participants receive 12 cycles of Isa maintenance. Those who remain MRD-negative are randomised to either continue or stop treatment.A phase II/III multiarm multistage design to test treatment strategies for treatment escalation in standard-risk MRD-positive patients. Participants are randomised to either; R, RBorD(x4) +R, RIsa, or RBorIsaD(x4) + RIsa.A phase II design to assess the activity of intensive treatment strategies in high-risk patients. Participants are randomised to RBorD(x4) +R or RBorIsaD(x4) + RIsa.1400 participants will be registered to allow for 500, 450 and 172 participants in each pathway. Randomisations are equal and treatment is given until disease progression or intolerance. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval was granted by the London-Central Research Ethics Committee (20/LO/0238) and capacity and capability confirmed by the appropriate local research and development department for each participating centre prior to opening recruitment. Participant informed consent is required before trial registration and reconfirmed post-ASCT. Results will be disseminated by conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ISCRTN46841867.
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- Kara-Louise Royle
- Leeds Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Leeds Insitute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Leeds Insitute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Leeds Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Leeds Insitute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Leeds Insitute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Haematology, UCL Cancer Institute, London, UK
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- Clinical Immunology Service, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Myeloma Research, Division of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- HMDS, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Langmuir Centre for Myeloma Research, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Leeds Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Leeds Insitute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Leeds Cancer Centre, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Academic Unit of Health Economics, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Leeds Insitute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Leeds Insitute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Leeds Insitute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Leeds Insitute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Academic Unit of Health Economics, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Bristol Myers Squibb, Boundry, Switzerland
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- Department of Haematology, UCL Cancer Institute, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, UCL Cancer Institute, London, UK
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Minarik J, Radocha J, Jungova A, Straub J, Jelinek T, Pika T, Pour L, Pavlicek P, Harvanova L, Pospisilova L, Krhovska P, Novakova D, Jindra P, Spicka I, Plonkova H, Stork M, Bacovsky J, Maisnar V, Hajek R. Ixazomib, Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone in Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma in Routine Clinical Practice: Extended Follow-Up Analysis and the Results of Subsequent Therapy. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14205165. [PMID: 36291949 PMCID: PMC9601107 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14205165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Simple Summary We report the final outomes of the addition of ixazomib to the combination of lenalidomide and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma in the routine clinical practice. With prolonged follow-up, the overall response rate was similar in both cohorts, but the addition of ixazomib induced more deeper responses. Median progression free survival was significantly better in patients receiving ixazomib and translated into better overal survival. Inferior results were seen in patients who were pretreated with lenalidomide in previous regimens. We conclude that the treatment using IRD regimen in routine practice is easy, well tolerated, and with very good therapeutic outcomes, comparable to the outcomes of the clinical trial. Abstract Background: We confirmed the benefit of addition of ixazomib to lenalidomide and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) in unselected real-world population. We report the final analysis for overall survival (OS), second progression free survival (PFS-2), and the subanalysis of the outcomes in lenalidomide (LEN) pretreated and LEN refractory patients. Methods: We assessed 344 patients with RRMM, treated with IRD (N = 127) or RD (N = 217). The data were acquired from the Czech Registry of Monoclonal Gammopathies (RMG). With prolonged follow-up (median 28.5 months), we determined the new primary endpoints OS, PFS and PFS-2. Secondary endpoints included the next therapeutic approach and the survival measures in LEN pretreated and LEN refractory patients. Results: The final overall response rate (ORR) was 73.0% in the IRD cohort and 66.8% in the RD cohort. The difference in patients reaching ≥VGPR remained significant (38.1% vs. 26.3%, p = 0.028). Median PFS maintained significant improvement in the IRD cohort (17.5 vs. 12.5 months, p = 0.013) with better outcomes in patients with 1–3 prior relapses (22.3 vs. 12.7 months p = 0.003). In the whole cohort, median OS was for IRD vs. RD patients 40.9 vs. 27.1 months (p = 0.001), with further improvement within relapse 1-3 (51.7 vs. 27.8 months, p ˂ 0.001). The median PFS of LEN pretreated (N = 22) vs. LEN naive (N = 105) patients treated by IRD was 8.7 vs. 23.1 months (p = 0.001), and median OS was 13.2 vs. 51.7 months (p = 0.030). Most patients in both arms progressed and received further myeloma-specific therapy (63.0% in the IRD group and 53.9% in the RD group). Majority of patients received pomalidomide-based therapy or bortezomib based therapy. Significantly more patients with previous IRD vs. RD received subsequent monoclonal antibodies (daratumumab—16.3% vs. 4.3%, p = 0.0054; isatuximab 5.0% vs. 0.0%, p = 0.026) and carfilzomib (12.5 vs. 1.7%, p = 0.004). The median PFS-2 (progression free survival from the start of IRD/RD therapy until the second disease progression or death) was significantly longer in the IRD cohort (29.8 vs. 21.6 months, p = 0.016). There were no additional safety concerns in the extended follow-up. Conclusions: The IRD regimen is well tolerated, easy to administer, and with very good therapeutic outcomes. The survival measures in unsorted real-world population are comparable to the outcomes of the clinical trial. As expected, patients with LEN reatment have poorer outcomes than those who are LEN-naive. The PFS benefit of IRD vs. RD translated into significantly better PFS-2 and OS, but the outcomes must be accounted for imbalances in pretreatment group characteristics (especially younger age and stem cell transplant pretreatment), and in subsequent therapies.
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- Jiri Minarik
- Department of Hemato-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc and University Hospital Olomouc, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +420-588-44-5351
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- 4th Department of Internal Medicine—Hematology, Faculty Hospital, Charles University in Hradec Kralove, 500 03 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Hematology and Oncology Department, Charles University Hospital Pilsen, 323 00 Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- 1st Medical Department—Clinical Department of Haematology, First Faculty of Medicine and General Teaching Hospital Charles University, 110 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava, Faculty of Medicine University of Ostrava, 708 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc and University Hospital Olomouc, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno, Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Hematology, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Faculty Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, 100 34 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hematology and Transfusiology, University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Slovak Medical University and Comenius University, 831 01 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Ltd., 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc and University Hospital Olomouc, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- 4th Department of Internal Medicine—Hematology, Faculty Hospital, Charles University in Hradec Kralove, 500 03 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Hematology and Oncology Department, Charles University Hospital Pilsen, 323 00 Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- 1st Medical Department—Clinical Department of Haematology, First Faculty of Medicine and General Teaching Hospital Charles University, 110 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava, Faculty of Medicine University of Ostrava, 708 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno, Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc and University Hospital Olomouc, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- 4th Department of Internal Medicine—Hematology, Faculty Hospital, Charles University in Hradec Kralove, 500 03 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava, Faculty of Medicine University of Ostrava, 708 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic
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Kumar L, Hussain MM, Chethan R, Sahoo RK, Malik PS, Sharma OD, Mathew A, Jha A, Gupta R, Sharma A, Biswas A, Kumar R, Thulkar S, Malik S, Dutt A. Multiple Myeloma: Impact of Time to Transplant on the Outcome. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA, MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2022; 22:e826-e835. [PMID: 35599086 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2022.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) is a standard therapy for transplant eligible patients of multiple myeloma (MM). To evaluate impact of time to transplant on subsequent outcomes, we analyzed data on consecutive MM patients who received novel agents-based induction prior to transplant. METHODS Between 2006 and 2019, 363 MM patients underwent ASCT. Patients' median age was 52 years, ranging from 20 to 72 years, 233 (64.2%) were males. Median interval from diagnosis to transplant was 11.5 months (range, 4-67.5); 201 (55.4%) patients underwent ASCT within 12 months (early) and 162 (44.6%) beyond 12 months since diagnosis (delayed ASCT). Primary objective was progression-free survival. Secondary objectives were-response rate to transplant, overall survival (OS), and transplant-related mortality (TRM). RESULTS Post-ASCT complete response (CR) (77.1% vs. 64.8%; P < .025) and CR+ very good partial response rate (89% vs. 81.5%; P < .03) was higher for early ASCT cohort. Engraftment characteristics, regimen-related toxicities, and day +100 TRM (3.5% vs 3.7%; P = .564) were similar in 2 cohorts. Median OS for early versus late cohort from date of diagnosis is 127.0 (95% CI, 98.9-155.1) versus 104.5 months (95% CI, 79.3-129.6; P = .356) and from date of transplant is 119.0 (95% CI, 93.4-144.6) versus 89.5 months (95% CI, 57.4-121.6), P < .02. Median PFS is better for early transplant cohort; 69.5 (95% CI, 56.7-82.3) versus 50.0 months (95% CI, 35.6-64.4), P < .05, respectively. CONCLUSION Early transplant for myeloma is associated with higher response rate and better progression-free survival.
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- Lalit Kumar
- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Lab Oncology Unit, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Lab Oncology Unit, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biostatistics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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van Beurden-Tan CHY, Sonneveld P, Groot CAUD. Multinomial network meta-analysis using response rates: relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma treatment rankings differ depending on the choice of outcome. BMC Cancer 2022; 22:591. [PMID: 35637452 PMCID: PMC9150316 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-022-09571-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Due to the fast growing relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) treatment landscape, a comparison of all the available treatments was warranted. For clinical practice it is important to consider both immediate effects such as response quality and prolonged benefits such as progression-free survival (PFS) in a meta-analysis. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of the choice of outcome on the treatment rankings in RRMM. Methods A multinomial logistic network meta-analysis was conducted to estimate the ranking of sixteen treatments based on both complete and objective response rates (CRR and ORR). Seventeen phase III randomized controlled trials from a previously performed systematic literature review were included. Treatment ranking was based on the surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA). Sensitivity analysis was conducted. Results The ranking of treatments differed when comparing PFS hazard ratios rankings with rankings based on CRR. Pomalidomide, bortezomib and dexamethasone ranked highest, while a substantial lower ranking was observed for the triplet elotuzumab, lenalidomide, dexamethasone. The ranking of treatments did not differ when comparing PFS hazard ratios and ORR. The scenario analyses showed that the results were robust. In all scenarios the top three was dominated by the same triplets. The treatment with the highest probability of having the best PFS and ORR was the triplet daratumumab, lenalidomide plus dexamethasone in the base case. Conclusion This analysis shows that depending on the chosen outcome treatment rankings in RRMM may differ. When conducting NMAs, the response rate, a clinically recognized outcome, should therefore be more frequently considered. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12885-022-09571-8.
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- Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management /Institute for Medical Technology Assessment, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Rotterdam
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Ladbury C, Somlo G, Dagis A, Yang D, Armenian S, Song JY, Sahebi F, Spielberger R, Popplewell L, Parker P, Forman S, Snyder D, Rincon A, Liu A, Frankel P, Wong J. Long-Term Follow-Up of Multiple Myeloma Patients Treated with Tandem Autologous Transplantation Following Melphalan and Upon Recovery, Total Marrow Irradiation. Transplant Cell Ther 2022; 28:367.e1-367.e9. [PMID: 35534000 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2022.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Total body irradiation in combination with melphalan for multiple myeloma (MM), was shown to be prohibitively toxic. To ameliorate toxicity, total marrow irradiation (TMI), was given as the sole ablative modality during the second cycle of tandem autologous stem cell transplant (TASCT) for MM patients on a phase I-II trial. STUDY DESIGN Patients with MM in response or with stable disease and ≤ 18 months from diagnosis received melphalan (MEL) 200 mg/m2 and ASCT (Cycle 1), and, after recovery, TMI and ASCT (Cycle 2) followed by maintenance with an IMiD and dexamethasone for up to 12 months. TMI doses were escalated from 1,000 cGy to 1,800 cGy by 200 cGy increments. RESULTS Fifty-four patients were to receive TASCT between 2004 and 2011; 8 patients received single ASCT due to patient or physician preference. The median time between melphalan and TMI was 65 days (range 47-125). Thirty patients (55•6%) received TASCT at the maximum tolerated dose of 1600 cGy. The complete and very good partial response rates were 48•1% and 22•2% following ASCT and maintenance. Median follow-up among survivors was 12.3 years (range: 9•2-15•5+). Progression free survival and overall survival at 10 years was 20•4% (95% CI 10•9-31•9) and 38•8% (95% CI: 25•9-51•5). Secondary neoplasms included (1 each) acute myeloid leukemia, papillary thyroid and prostate carcinoma, and melanoma, and we observed 1 case of ductal carcinoma in situ and 4 patients with non-melanoma skin cancers. CONCLUSION TMI as part of TASCT was well-tolerated and TASCT lead to a 20.4% PFS plateau. The inclusion of TMI as a conditioning regiment for MM prior to ASCT warrants further study in the context of modern induction and maintenance therapies.
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- Colton Ladbury
- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA.
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- Division of Biostatistics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Division of Biostatistics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Pathology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Division of Biostatistics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA.
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Addition of elotuzumab to lenalidomide and dexamethasone for patients with newly diagnosed, transplantation ineligible multiple myeloma (ELOQUENT-1): an open-label, multicentre, randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet Haematol 2022; 9:e403-e414. [DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(22)00103-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Swan D, Hayden PJ, Eikema DJ, Koster L, Sauer S, Blaise D, Nicholson E, Rabin N, Touzeau C, Byrne J, Huynh A, Cornelissen JJ, Potter V, Forcade E, Parrish C, Gribben J, Chretien ML, Mielke S, Gedde-Dahl T, Reményi P, Tsirigotis P, Garcia Guiñón A, Beksac M, Schönland S, Yakoub-Agha I. Trends in autologous stem cell transplantation for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: Changing demographics and outcomes in European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation centres from 1995 to 2019. Br J Haematol 2022; 197:82-96. [PMID: 35166376 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Multiple myeloma (MM) accounts for 10% of haematological malignancies. Overall survival (OS) has improved in recent years due to increased use of autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in the treatment of newly diagnosed MM and the advent of novel agents, including proteasome inhibitors, immunomodulatory drugs and monoclonal antibodies. To assess trends in ASCT including patient selection, choice of induction regimen, depth of response and survival, we performed a retrospective analysis of all patients undergoing first ASCT for MM in European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation centres between 1995 and 2019. A total of 117 711 patients across 575 centres were included. The number of transplants performed increased sevenfold across the study period. The median age increased from 55 to 61 years, and the percentage of patients aged >65 years rose from 7% to 30%. Use of chemotherapy-based induction fell significantly, being largely replaced by bortezomib-based regimens. The two-year complete response rate increased from 22% to 42%. The five-year progression-free survival and OS rates increased from 28% to 31% and from 52% to 69%, respectively. Transplant mortality fell from 5.9% to 1.5%. Ongoing advances in MM treatment may challenge the future role of ASCT. However, at the current time, ASCT remains central to the MM treatment paradigm.
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- Dawn Swan
- Department of Haematology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) Statistical Unit, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Programme de Transplantation and Therapie Cellulaire, Marseille, France
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- University College London Hospital, London, UK
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- CHU - Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- St Bartholomew's and The Royal London NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Alonso R, Lahuerta JJ. Tumor Reduction in Multiple Myeloma: New Concepts for New Therapeutics. Front Oncol 2022; 11:800309. [PMID: 35096603 PMCID: PMC8794792 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.800309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The development of new resources for a more accurate diagnosis and response assessment in multiple myeloma has been a long process for decades, mainly since the middle of the 20th century. During this time, the succession of technical advances has run parallel to the better knowledge of disease biology and the availability of novel therapeutic strategies. The cornerstone of standardized criteria to uniformly evaluate the disease response in myeloma dates back to the 1990s when the key role of complete remission was established. Since then, different updates have been implemented according to available scientific evidences not always without certain controversies. The progressive improvements in survival results of myeloma patients and the growing quality of responses due to the novel therapies have led to the need of developing new tools for better monitoring of tumor burden. In this way, the concept of minimal residual disease and its key value based on the prognostic significance and the clinical relevance has been consolidated during the last years, overcoming the value of conventional response criteria or classical adverse prognosis markers. Nevertheless, its precise role in the clinical management of myeloma patients to detect early treatment failure and trigger early rescue strategies is still pending to be defined. In this review, we revisit the major milestones in the understanding of tumor reduction in multiple myeloma until the most recent imaging techniques or liquid biopsy approaches, including a critical view of conventional response criteria, whose backbone has remained unchanged during the last 20 years.
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- Rafael Alonso
- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, CIBERONC CB16/12/00369, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre (imas12) CIBERONC CB16/12/00369, Madrid, Spain
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Hernández-Rivas JÁ, Ríos-Tamayo R, Encinas C, Alonso R, Lahuerta JJ. The changing landscape of relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma (MM): fundamentals and controversies. Biomark Res 2022; 10:1. [PMID: 35000618 PMCID: PMC8743063 DOI: 10.1186/s40364-021-00344-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The increase in the number of therapeutic alternatives for both newly diagnosed and relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) patients has widened the clinical scenario, leading to a level of complexity that no algorithm has been able to cover up to date. At present, this complexity increases due to the wide variety of clinical situations found in MM patients before they reach the status of relapsed/refractory disease. These different backgrounds may include primary refractoriness, early relapse after completion of first-line therapy with latest-generation agents, or very late relapse after chemotherapy or autologous transplantation. It is also important to bear in mind that many patient profiles are not fully represented in the main randomized clinical trials (RCT), and this further complicates treatment decision-making. In RRMM patients, the choice of previously unused drugs and the number and duration of previous therapeutic regimens until progression has a greater impact on treatment efficacy than the adverse biological characteristics of MM itself. In addition to proteasome inhibitors, immunomodulatory drugs, anti-CD38 antibodies and corticosteroids, a new generation of drugs such as XPO inhibitors, BCL-2 inhibitors, new alkylators and, above all, immunotherapy based on conjugated anti-BCMA antibodies and CAR-T cells, have been developed to fight RRMM. This comprehensive review addresses the fundamentals and controversies regarding RRMM, and discusses the main aspects of management and treatment. The basis for the clinical management of RRMM (complexity of clinical scenarios, key factors to consider before choosing an appropriate treatment, or when to treat), the arsenal of new drugs with no cross resistance with previously administered standard first line regimens (main phase 3 clinical trials), the future outlook including the usefulness of abandoned resources, together with the controversies surrounding the clinical management of RRMM patients will be reviewed in detail.
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- Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria, Granada, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación del Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación del Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
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Jiménez-Ubieto A, Paiva B, Puig N, Cedena MT, Martínez-López J, Oriol A, Blanchard MJ, Ríos R, Martin J, Martínez R, Sureda A, Hernández MT, de la Rubia J, Krnisk I, Cabañas V, Palomera L, Sánchez-Pina JM, Bargay J, Mateos MV, Rosiñol L, Blade J, San Miguel J, Lahuerta JJ. Validation of the International Myeloma Working Group standard response criteria in the PETHEMA/GEM2012MENOS65 study: are these times of change? Blood 2021; 138:1901-1905. [PMID: 34329372 PMCID: PMC9642785 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2021012319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Ana Jiménez-Ubieto
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC) CB16/12/00369, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Centro de Información de Medicamentos (CIMA), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IDISNA), CIBERONC CB16/12/00369, Pamplona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario de Salamanca (IBSAL), Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer (IBMCC)-Centro de Investigación del Cancer (CSIC), Salamanca, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC) CB16/12/00369, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC) CB16/12/00369, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain
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- Institut Catalá d'Oncologia-l'Hospitalet, Instituto de Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, IIs Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC) CB16/12/00369, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Son Llatzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario de Salamanca (IBSAL), Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer (IBMCC)-Centro de Investigación del Cancer (CSIC), Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomédiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain; and
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- Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomédiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain; and
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- Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Centro de Información de Medicamentos (CIMA), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IDISNA), CIBERONC CB16/12/00369, Pamplona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC) CB16/12/00369, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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Comparative Performance of Whole Body MRI and 18F-FDG PET/CT in Evaluation of Response to Treatment of Multiple Myeloma: Meta-analysis and Systematic Review. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2021; 218:602-613. [PMID: 34704461 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.21.26381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Background: Traditional approaches for evaluating multiple myeloma (MM) treatment response have low sensitivity for residual disease. Recent studies highlight utility of whole-body MRI or FDG PET/CT in evaluating treatment response, with increasing emphasis on DWI. Objective: This systematic review was conducted to assess the diagnostic accuracy of whole-body MRI and FDG PET/CT for treatment response assessment in MM. Evidence Acquisition: Studies using whole-body MRI or FDG PET/CT to evaluate MM treatment response were identified through search of PubMed and EMBASE databases through June 30, 2021. Pooled sensitivity and specificity for detecting response were calculated by bivariate modeling. Diagnostic performance of whole-body MRI and FDG PET/CT were compared. Subgroup analyses assessed studies comparing both modalities and studies in which whole-body MRI included DWI. Evidence Synthesis: Twelve studies comprising 373 patients were included: six evaluated both modalities, four evaluated whole-body MRI only, and two evaluated FDG PET/CT only; of studies with MRI, five used DWI. Pooled sensitivity and specificity were 87% (95% CI, 75%-93%) and 57% (95% CI, 37%-76%) for whole-body MRI, versus 64% (95% CI, 45%-79%) and 82% (95% CI, 75%-88%) for FDG PET/CT (sensitivity: p = .29; specificity: p = .01). For studies directly comparing the modalities, pooled sensitivity and specificity were 90% (95% CI, 80%-100%) and 56% (95% CI, 44%-68%) for whole-body MRI, versus 66% (95% CI, 47%-85%) and 81% (95% CI, 72%-90%) for FDG PET/CT (sensitivity: p = .18; specificity: p < .001). Sensitivity and specificity were 93% (95% CI, 75%-98%) and 57% (95% CI, 21%-87%) for DWI, versus 74% (95% CI, 60%-85%) and 56% (95% CI, 38%-73%) for whole-body MRI without DWI (sensitivity: p = .27; specificity: p = .99). AUC was 0.84 for whole-body MRI, 0.83 for FDG PET/CT, and 0.92 for DWI. Conclusion: FDG PET/CT had significantly higher specificity, whereas whole-body MRI had higher sensitivity (though non-significant). DWI may contribute to the high sensitivity of whole-body MRI. Clinical Impact: This meta-analysis suggests potential complementary roles of whole-body MRI and FDG PET/CT in MM treatment response assessment. Future studies should explore their combination through PET/MRI.
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Biavati L, Huff CA, Ferguson A, Sidorski A, Stevens MA, Rudraraju L, Zucchinetti C, Ali SA, Imus P, Gocke CB, Gittelman RM, Johnson S, Sanders C, Vignali M, Gandhi A, Ye X, Noonan KA, Borrello I. An Allogeneic Multiple Myeloma GM-CSF-Secreting Vaccine with Lenalidomide Induces Long-term Immunity and Durable Clinical Responses in Patients in Near Complete Remission. Clin Cancer Res 2021; 27:6696-6708. [PMID: 34667029 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-1916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE This proof-of-principle clinical trial evaluated whether an allogeneic multiple myeloma GM-CSF-secreting vaccine (MM-GVAX) in combination with lenalidomide could deepen the clinical response in patients with multiple myeloma in sustained near complete remission (nCR). PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifteen patients on lenalidomide were treated with MM-GVAX and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV; Prevnar) at 1, 2, 3, and 6 months. RESULTS Eight patients (53.3%) achieved a true CR. With a median follow-up of 5 years, the median progression-free survival had not been reached, and the median overall survival was 7.8 years from enrollment. MM-GVAX induced clonal T-cell expansion and measurable cytokine responses that persisted up to 7 years in all patients. At baseline, a higher minimal residual disease was predictive of early relapse. After vaccination, a lack of both CD27-DNAM1-CD8+ T cells and antigen-presenting cells was associated with disease progression. CONCLUSIONS MM-GVAX, along with lenalidomide, effectively primed durable immunity and resulted in long-term disease control, as suggested by the reappearance of a detectable, fluctuating M-spike without meeting the criteria for clinical relapse. For patients in a nCR, MM-GVAX administration was safe and resulted in prolonged clinical responses.
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- Luca Biavati
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
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Shimazu Y, Mizuno S, Fuchida SI, Suzuki K, Tsukada N, Hanagaishi A, Itagaki M, Kataoka K, Kako S, Sakaida E, Yoshioka S, Iida S, Doki N, Oyake T, Ichinohe T, Kanda Y, Astuta Y, Takamatsu H. Improved survival of multiple myeloma patients treated with autologous transplantation in the modern era of new medicine. Cancer Sci 2021; 112:5034-5045. [PMID: 34644446 PMCID: PMC8645729 DOI: 10.1111/cas.15163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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New drugs for multiple myeloma (MM) have dramatically improved patients’ overall survival (OS). Autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) remains the mainstay for transplant‐eligible MM patients. To investigate whether the post‐ASCT prognosis of MM patients has been improved by new drugs, we undertook a retrospective observational analysis using the Transplant Registry Unified Management Program database in Japan. We analyzed 7323 patients (4135 men and 3188 women; median age, 59 years; range 16‐77 years) who underwent upfront ASCT between January 2007 and December 2018. We categorized them by when they underwent ASCT according to the drugs’ introduction in Japan: group 1 (2007‐2010), group 2 (2011‐2016), and group 3 (2017‐2018). We compared the groups’ post‐ASCT OS. The 2‐year OS rates (95% confidence interval [CI]) of groups 1, 2, and 3 were 85.8% (84.1%‐87.4%), 89.1% (88.0%‐90.1%), and 92.3% (90.0%‐94.2%) (P < .0001) and the 5‐year OS (95% CI) rates were 64.9% (62.4%‐67.3%), 71.6% (69.7%‐73.3%), and not applicable, respectively (P < .0001). A multivariate analysis showed that the post‐ASCT OS was superior with these factors: age less than 65 years, performance status 0/1, low International Staging System (ISS) stage, receiving SCT for 180 days or less post‐diagnosis, better treatment response pre‐ASCT, later year of ASCT, and receiving SCT twice. A subgroup analysis showed poor prognoses for the patients with unfavorable karyotype and poor treatment response post‐ASCT. The post‐ASCT OS has thus improved over time (group 1 < 2 < 3) with the introduction of new drugs for MM. As the prognosis of high‐risk‐karyotype patients with ISS stage III remains poor, their treatment requires improvement.
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- Yutaka Shimazu
- Department of Hematology, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, JCHO Kyoto Kuramaguchi Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology/Hematology, Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital and Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya City University Hospital, Aichi, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Aichi, Japan.,Department of Registry Science for Transplant and Cellular Therapy, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
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Sachpekidis C, Merz M, Raab MS, Bertsch U, Weru V, Kopp-Schneider A, Jauch A, Goldschmidt H, Dimitrakopoulou-Strauss A. The prognostic significance of [ 18F]FDG PET/CT in multiple myeloma according to novel interpretation criteria (IMPeTUs). EJNMMI Res 2021; 11:100. [PMID: 34628525 PMCID: PMC8502185 DOI: 10.1186/s13550-021-00846-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE [18F]FDG PET/CT is the elective imaging modality for treatment monitoring in multiple myeloma (MM). However, MM is a heterogeneous disease from an imaging point of view, raising challenges in interpretation of PET/CT. We herein investigated the prognostic role of the novel Italian Myeloma criteria for PET Use (IMPeTUs) in MM patients undergoing high-dose chemotherapy (HDT) followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). METHODS Forty-seven patients with newly diagnosed MM underwent [18F]FDG PET/CT before commencement of treatment (baseline PET/CT). Thirty-four of them (72.3%) were also examined after completion of ASCT (follow-up PET/CT). PET/CT analysis was based on the IMPeTUs criteria, which take into consideration-among others-the metabolic state of the bone marrow based on the 5-point Deauville score (DS), the number and metabolic state of focal [18F]FDG-avid lesions, as well as the presence of paramedullary disease (PMD) and extramedullary disease (EMD). We analyzed whether parameters from IMPeTUs correlate with clinically relevant parameters and patients' outcome, as assessed by progression-free survival (PFS). RESULTS Median follow-up from baseline and follow-up PET/CT were 85.1 months and 76.7 months, respectively. The number of focal, [18F]FDG-avid lesions significantly correlated with the bone marrow infiltration rate and the R-ISS stage, while the presence of PMD was associated with LDH. After univariate survival analysis, the number of focal, [18F]FDG-avid lesions both before and after therapy as well as the presence of PMD and EMD before therapy adversely affected PFS. Multivariate survival analysis for baseline parameters confirmed that the number of focal, [18F]FDG-avid lesions and the presence of EMD are associated with adverse prognosis, irrespective of the ISS stage and/or the presence of high-risk cytogenetic abnormalities. The 5-point DS of [18F]FDG uptake in reference bone marrow and focal lesions showed a significant decrease as response to treatment, but it did not affect PFS. CONCLUSION Several parameters utilized in IMPeTUs predict PFS in MM patients, suggesting the potentially significant role of the new criteria in patient stratification and response assessment. Additional studies are warranted for the further evaluation of IMPeTUs in the direction of establishment of robust cut-off values with a prognostic significance in the disease.
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- Christos Sachpekidis
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Nuclear Medicine, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69210, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Hematology and Cell Therapy, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.,Department of Internal Medicine V, University Hospital Heidelberg and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine V, University Hospital Heidelberg and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany.,Clinical Cooperation Unit Molecular Hematology/Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine V, University Hospital Heidelberg and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Biostatistics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine V, University Hospital Heidelberg and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Nuclear Medicine, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69210, Heidelberg, Germany
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Rodríguez-Lobato LG, Pereira A, Fernández de Larrea C, Cibeira MT, Tovar N, Jiménez-Segura R, Moreno DF, Oliver-Caldés A, Rosiñol L, Bladé J. Real-world data on survival improvement in patients with multiple myeloma treated at a single institution over a 45-year period. Br J Haematol 2021; 196:649-659. [PMID: 34622447 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The prognostic landscape of multiple myeloma (MM) has evolved significantly over the last few decades. There are, however, few data measuring such improvement in real-world patients. This study aimed to investigate trends in survival improvement over 45 years, and the associated clinical factors, in an unselected population of patients with MM. Between 1970 and 2015, 1 161 MM patients were included. Patients were classified into three calendar periods (1970-1984, 1985-1999, and 2000-2015), according to the treatment received; polychemotherapy, autologous stem cell transplantation, and novel drugs respectively. We analysed relative survival (RS) to accurately evaluate MM-related death rates after excluding the mortality expected in the general population. RS at five years increased from 27% in 1970-1984 to 38% and 56% in the next two calendar periods respectively. The improvement to survival was greater in the younger population, but it was also observed in elderly patients and those with poor performance status and more advanced disease. Although myeloma is still a non-curable disease, encouraging results have been observed in the last decades. Progress is expected to continue with the use of new generations of anti-myeloma drugs, and will, hopefully, be documented in real-world patients by the appropriate population-based studies.
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- Luis Gerardo Rodríguez-Lobato
- Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Transfusion Medicine Department, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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Baertsch MA, Fougereau M, Hielscher T, Sauer S, Breitkreutz I, Jordan K, Müller-Tidow C, Goldschmidt H, Raab MS, Hillengass J, Giesen N. Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone Followed by Salvage Autologous Stem Cell Transplant with or without Maintenance for Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:4706. [PMID: 34572934 PMCID: PMC8472377 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13184706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Salvage high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (HDCT/ASCT) is a treatment option for relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). No data are available on salvage HDCT/ASCT following re-induction treatment with state-of-the-art triplet regimens. We retrospectively report on 44 patients receiving salvage HDCT/ASCT following re-induction with carfilzomib/lenalidomide/dexamethasone (KRd). All patients received frontline HDCT/ASCT with median time to progression (TTP1) of 2.9 (1.2-13.5) years, enabling paired comparison of frontline and salvage HDCT/ASCT. After re-induction and before salvage transplant, 25/44 patients (57%) attained ≥ very good partial response (VGPR), which increased to 34/44 (77%) at best response after salvage HDCT/ASCT. Median progression-free survival (PFS) was 23.3 months from salvage HDCT/ASCT. Patients with ≥ VGPR at the time of salvage HDCT/ASCT and those receiving maintenance treatment post salvage HDCT/ASCT had significantly superior PFS (hazard ratio (HR) 0.19, p = 0.001 and HR 0.20, p = 0.009). In patients achieving at least an equal depth of response before salvage HDCT/ASCT as before frontline HDCT/ASCT, PFS after salvage HDCT/ASCT was comparable to the frontline situation (p = 0.3). This is the first report of state-of-the-art triplet re-induction and salvage HDCT/ASCT for RRMM after frontline transplantation. Deep remissions achieved with KRd translate into prolonged PFS following salvage HDCT/ASCT and are enhanced by maintenance treatment.
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- Marc-Andrea Baertsch
- Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69121 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69121 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Biostatistics, German Cancer Research Center, 69121 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69121 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69121 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69121 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69121 Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69121 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69121 Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69121 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69121 Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Molecular Hematology/Oncology, German Cancer Research Center, 69121 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69121 Heidelberg, Germany
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69121 Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Molecular Hematology/Oncology, German Cancer Research Center, 69121 Heidelberg, Germany
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Multiple Myeloma: Risk Adapted Use of Plerixafor for Stem Cell Mobilization Prior to Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation is Effective and Cost Efficient. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2021; 22:44-51. [PMID: 34452863 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2021.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND We used plerixafor in 'a risk adapted approach' for stem cell mobilization for multiple myeloma (MM) patients prior to autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). PATIENTS AND METHODS Between January, 2017 and December, 2019 105 consecutive patients of MM were recruited (Study Cohort). Patients received inj G-CSF 10 µg/kg in 2 divided doses for 5 days. Day 4 peripheral blood (PB) CD34+ count was used as a guide; if count was < 20 cells/µl, patients received plerixafor. For those with ≥ 20 cells/µl apheresis was commenced on day 5. We compared their outcome with 156 MM patients transplanted between 2012 and 2016 with G-CSF mobilized PB stem cells (Control Cohort). Primary end point was to collect ≥2.0 × 106 CD34+ cells/kg (minimal harvest). Secondary end points were: no of apheresis sessions, percentage of patients with optimal stem cell harvest (≥4.0 × 106 CD34+ cells/kg) and cost analysis. An intent to treat analysis was done. RESULT 96.2% of patients achieved ≥ 2.0 × 106 CD34+ cells/kg in the study cohort vs. 87.2% in the control cohort, P < .01. Mean apheresis sessions were 1.5 vs. 1.7 respectively, P < .014 . Optimal stem cell harvest was 29.5% vs. 16%,P = .23. Days for neutrophil engraftment (P < 0.025) and for IV antibiotics (P < .0017) were favorable for the study cohort. Incremental cost effectiveness ratio was $ 15.80/- and $ 10.56/- per 1% increase to achieve a minimal and optimal harvest. CONCLUSION Plerixafor in this risk adapted strategy resulted in successful mobilization, decreased time to engraftment and was cost effective.
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Nahi H, Kashif M, Klimkowska M, Karvouni M, Wallblom A, Gran C, Hauenstein J, Frengen N, Gustafsson C, Afram G, Uttervall K, Lund J, Månsson R, Wagner AK, Alici E. Low dose venetoclax as a single agent treatment of plasma cell malignancies harboring t(11;14). Am J Hematol 2021; 96:925-933. [PMID: 33901326 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Approximately 20% of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) patients harbor t(11;14), a marker of inferior prognosis, resulting in up-regulation of CCND1. These patients respond to BCL2 inhibitor experimental drug venetoclax. Furthermore, t(11;14) is reported to be associated with increased BCL2/MCL1 ratio. We investigated the use of venetoclax (400 mg daily) in a cohort of 25 multiple myeloma (MM) and AL-amyloidosis patients harboring t(11;14) and assessed safety and efficacy. Efficacy was assessed by response rate (RR) and time on treatment. Furthermore, immunohistochemistry (IHC), for BCL2 family member expression was assessed at diagnosis and relapse in the venetoclax-treated group and analyzed for correlation with clinical RR. Additionally, patient material from venetoclax non-treated group including non-t(11;14) diagnosis (n = 27), t(11;14) diagnosis (n = 17), t(11;14) relapse (n = 7), hyperdiploidy (n = 6) and hyperdiploidy + t(11;14) (n = 6) was used for RNA sequencing (RNASeq) and validation by qPCR. Venetoclax treatment in t(11;14) patients demonstrated manageable safety and promising efficacy. Partial responses or better were observed in eleven patients (44%). Responding patients had significantly higher BCL2/MCL1 (p = 0.031) as well as BCL2/BCL-XL (p = 0.021) ratio, regardless of time of measurement before venetoclax treatment. Furthermore, an IRF5 motif was enriched (p < .001) in the downregulated genes in t(11;14) relapses vs diagnoses. The RR with single agent venetoclax was 71% in AL-amyloidosis and 33% in MM, and IHC proved useful in prediction of treatment outcome. We could also demonstrate possible resistance mechanisms of t(11;14), downregulation of IRF5 targeted genes, which can be exploited for therapeutic advantages.
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- Hareth Nahi
- Department of Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine (HERM) Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Department of Hematology Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine (HERM) Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Department of Clinical Pathology and Cytology Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine (HERM) Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine (HERM) Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Department of Clinical Chemistry Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
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- Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine (HERM) Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Department of Laboratory Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine (HERM) Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Department of Laboratory Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine (HERM) Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Department of Laboratory Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Department of Hematology Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Department of Hematology Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Department of Hematology Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
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- Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine (HERM) Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Department of Hematology Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
- Department of Laboratory Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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Straka C, Salwender H, Knop S, Vogel M, Müller J, Metzner B, Langer C, Sayer H, Jung W, Dürk HA, Bassermann F, Gramatzki M, Rösler W, Wolf HH, Brugger W, Engelhardt M, Fischer T, Liebisch P, Einsele H. Full or intensity-reduced high-dose melphalan and single or double autologous stem cell transplant with or without bortezomib consolidation in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Eur J Haematol 2021; 107:529-542. [PMID: 34270825 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE A post hoc subgroup analysis of two phase III trials (NCT00416273, NCT00416208) was carried out to investigate the influence of 100/140 and 200 mg/m² melphalan as well as single/double autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) on progression-free survival (PFS). Additionally, the effect of bortezomib consolidation on PFS was analyzed. METHODS Following induction therapy and high-dose melphalan with subsequent ASCT, patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) were randomized 1:1 to either four 35-day cycles of bortezomib consolidation (1.6 mg/m² IV on days 1, 8, 15, 22) or observation. RESULTS Of the 340 patients included in this analysis, 13.5% received 1 × MEL100/140, 22.9% 2 × MEL100/140, 31.2% 1 × MEL200, and 32.4% 2 × MEL200. With higher cumulative melphalan dose, PFS improved (P = .0085). PFS curves of patients treated with 2 × MEL100/140 and 1 × MEL200 were very similar. The superior dose effect of MEL200 over MEL100/140 was non-existent in the bortezomib consolidation arm but pronounced in the observation arm (P = .0015). Similarly, double ASCT was only beneficial in patients without bortezomib consolidation (P = .0569). CONCLUSIONS Full dose melphalan and double transplantation seem advantageous only as long as patients are not receiving bortezomib consolidation afterwards.
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- Asklepios Tumorzentrum, AK Altona und AK St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Würzburg, Germany
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- Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin II, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Ulm, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Jena, Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Jena, Germany
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- Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Ulm, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Würzburg, Germany
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Nakamura N, Maruyama D, Machida R, Ichinohe T, Takayama N, Ohba R, Ohmachi K, Imaizumi Y, Tokunaga M, Katsuya H, Yoshida I, Sunami K, Kurosawa M, Kubota N, Morimoto H, Kobayashi M, Kato H, Kameoka Y, Kagami Y, Kizaki M, Takeuchi K, Munakata W, Iida S, Nagai H. Single response assessment of transplant-ineligible multiple myeloma: a supplementary analysis of JCOG1105 (JCOG1105S1). Jpn J Clin Oncol 2021; 51:1059-1066. [PMID: 33959770 PMCID: PMC8246272 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyab066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background The International Myeloma Working Group response criteria require two consecutive assessments of paraprotein levels. We conducted an exploratory analysis to evaluate whether a single response assessment could be a substitute for the International Myeloma Working Group criteria using data from JCOG1105, a randomized phase II study on melphalan, prednisolone and bortezomib. Methods Of 91 patients with transplant-ineligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, 79 patients were included. We calculated the kappa coefficient to evaluate the degree of agreement between the International Myeloma Working Group criteria and the single response assessment. Results Based on the International Myeloma Working Group criteria, 11 (13.9%), 20 (25.3%), 36 (45.6%) and 12 (15.2%) patients had stringent complete response/complete response, very good partial response, partial response and stable disease, respectively. Based on the single response assessment, 17 (21.5%), 19 (24.1%), 35 (44.3%) and 8 (10.1%) patients had stringent complete response/complete response, very good partial response, partial response and stable disease, respectively. The kappa coefficient was 0.76 (95% confidence interval, 0.65–0.88), demonstrating good agreement. The single response assessment was not inferior to the International Myeloma Working Group criteria in the median progression-free survival (3.8 and 2.9 years) in stringent complete response/complete response patients, suggesting that the single response assessment was not an overestimation. Conclusions The single response assessment could be a substitute for the current International Myeloma Working Group criteria for transplant-ineligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.
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- Nobuhiko Nakamura
- Department of Hematology and Infectious Disease, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Hematology Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- JCOG Data Center/Operations Office, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hiroshima University Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology and Hematology, The Jikei University Daisan Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Imamura General Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Respiratory Medicine and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Department of Hematologic Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daini Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Cell Therapy, Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Nephrology and Rheumatology, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University Hospital, Toon, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya City University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan
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Mohyuddin GR, Koehn K, Abdallah A, Sborov D, Rajkumar SV, Kumar S, McClune B. Use of endpoints in multiple myeloma randomized controlled trials over the last 15 years: A systematic review. Am J Hematol 2021; 96:690-697. [PMID: 33735453 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Surrogate endpoints are being used more frequently in randomized controlled trials, even though they do not consistently corelate with patient outcomes. We systemically evaluated the use of surrogate endpoints in multiple myeloma randomized controlled trials over the past 15 years. We searched three databases (Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane) for multiple myeloma randomized controlled trials from January 1, 2005 to December 30, 2019. The primary outcome of our study was the proportion of randomized controlled trials that used overall survival as their primary endpoint. Secondary outcomes included the use of surrogate endpoints, and trends over time, and whether they differed based on study sponsorship. We included 151 randomized controlled trials in our analysis. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS) in 17 (11.3%) of studies, progression free survival (PFS) or event-defined endpoints in 91 studies (60.3%) and response-based endpoints in 44 studies (29.1%). Quality of life was a primary endpoint in only three studies (2%). The use of OS as a primary endpoint decreased from 28.5% of trials from 2005 to 2009 to 5.5% from 2015 to 2019. There has been a decrease in the clinically meaningful endpoint of OS over the past 15 years in multiple myeloma randomized controlled trials. Use of quality of life as a primary endpoint remains exceedingly low. It remains paramount to recognize that the use of surrogate endpoints is imperfect, and care based upon them requires constant physician and patient re-analysis.
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- Ghulam Rehman Mohyuddin
- Department of Hematological Malignancies and Cellular Therapeutics Kansas University Medical Center Westwood Kansas USA
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- Department of Hematological Malignancies and Cellular Therapeutics Kansas University Medical Center Westwood Kansas USA
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- Department of Hematological Malignancies and Cellular Therapeutics Kansas University Medical Center Westwood Kansas USA
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- Division of Hematology and Hematologic Malignancies University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Division of Hematology and Hematologic Malignancies University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah USA
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Early detection of treatment failure and early rescue intervention in multiple myeloma: time for new approaches. Blood Adv 2021; 5:1340-1343. [PMID: 33656540 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Ma Z, Ahn J. Feature-weighted Ordinal Classification for Predicting Drug Response in Multiple Myeloma. Bioinformatics 2021; 37:3270-3276. [PMID: 33974007 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btab320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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MOTIVATION Ordinal classification problems arise in a variety of real-world applications, in which samples need to be classified into categories with a natural ordering. An example of classifying high-dimensional ordinal data is to use gene expressions to predict the ordinal drug response, which has been increasingly studied in pharmacogenetics. Classical ordinal classification methods are typically not able to tackle high-dimensional data and standard high-dimensional classification methods discard the ordering information among the classes. Existing work of high-dimensional ordinal classification approaches usually assume a linear ordinality among the classes. We argue that manually-labeled ordinal classes may not be linearly arranged in the data space, especially in high-dimensional complex problems. RESULTS We propose a new approach that can project high-dimensional data into a lower discriminating subspace, where the innate ordinal structure of the classes is uncovered. The proposed method weights the features based on their rank correlations with the class labels and incorporates the weights into the framework of linear discriminant analysis. We apply the method to predict the response to two types of drugs for patients with Multiple Myeloma, respectively. A comparative analysis with both ordinal and nominal existing methods demonstrates that the proposed method can achieve a competitive predictive performance while honoring the intrinsic ordinal structure of the classes. We provide interpretations on the genes that are selected by the proposed approach to understand their drug-specific response mechanisms. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION The data underlying this article are available in the Gene Expression Omnibus Database at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/ and can be accessed with accession number GSE9782 and GSE68871. The source code for FWOC can be accessed at https://github.com/pisuduo/Feature-Weighted-Ordinal-Classification-FWOC.
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- Ziyang Ma
- Department of Statistics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Statistics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Comparison of [ 18F]FDG PET/CT and MRI for Treatment Response Assessment in Multiple Myeloma: A Meta-Analysis. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11040706. [PMID: 33920809 PMCID: PMC8071116 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11040706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The present study was designed to assess the additional value of 2-deoxy-2[18F]fluoro-D-glucose ([18F]FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the treatment response assessment of multiple myeloma (MM). We performed a meta-analysis of all available studies to compare the detectability of treatment response of [18F]FDG PET/CT and MRI in treated MM. We defined detecting a good therapeutic effect as positive, and residual disease as negative. We determined the sensitivities and specificities across studies, calculated the positive and negative likelihood ratios (LR), and made summary receiver operating characteristic curves (SROC) using hierarchical regression models. The pooled analysis included six studies that comprised 278 patients. The respective performance characteristics (95% confidence interval (CI)) of [18F]FDG PET/CT and MRI were as follows: sensitivity of 80% (56% to 94%) and 25% (19% to 31%); specificity of 58% (44% to 71%) and 83% (71% to 91%); diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) of 6.0 (3.0-12.0) and 1.7 (0.7-2.7); positive LR of 1.8 (1.3-2.4) and 1.4 (0.7-2.7); and negative LR of 0.33 (0.21-0.53) and 0.81 (0.62-1.1). In the respective SROC curves, the area under the curve was 0.77 (SE, 0.038) and 0.59 (SE, 0.079) and the Q* index was 0.71 and 0.57. Compared with MRI, [18F]FDG PET/CT had higher sensitivity and better DOR and SROC curves. Compared with MRI, [18F]FDG PET/CT had greater ability to detect the treatment assessment of MM.
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Berdeja JG, Gregory TK, Faber EA, Hart LL, Mace JR, Arrowsmith ER, Flinn IW, Matous JV. A phase I/II study of the combination of panobinostat and carfilzomib in patients with relapsed or relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma: Final analysis of second dose-expansion cohort. Am J Hematol 2021; 96:428-435. [PMID: 33421178 PMCID: PMC7986798 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The maximum tolerated dose of the panobinostat and carfilzomib combination in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) was not reached in our previous dose-escalation study. We report additional dose levels in the phase I/II, single-arm, multicenter, standard 3 + 3 dose-escalation expansion-cohort study (NCT01496118). Patients with RRMM were treated with panobinostat 30 mg, carfilzomib 20/56 mg/m2 (N = 3), or panobinostat 20 mg, carfilzomib 20/56 mg/m2 (N = 33). Treatment cycles lasted 28 days; panobinostat: days 1, 3, 5, 15, 17, 19; carfilzomib: days 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16. For dose level 6 (DL 6), median age was 63 years (range, 49-91 years), 60.6% were male, 42.4% were high risk. Patients received a median of two prior therapies (range 1-7); proteasome inhibitors (PI; 100%), immunomodulatory imide drugs (IMiD; 78.8%), and stem cell transplant (36.4%); 48.5%, 51.1%, and 24.2% were refractory to prior PI or prior IMiD treatment or both, respectively. Patients completed a median of seven (range 1-40) treatment cycles. Overall response rate (primary endpoint) of evaluable patients in the expansion cohort (N = 32): 84.4%; clinical benefit rate: 90.6%. With a median follow-up of 26.1 months (range, 0-72.5 months), median (95% CI) progression-free survival, time-to-progression and overall survival of patients was 10.3 (6.1, 13.9), 11.7 (5.6, 14.5), and 44.6 (20.8, N/A) months, respectively. Common adverse events (AEs) included thrombocytopenia (78.8%), nausea (63.6%), fatigue (63.6%), diarrhea (51.5%), and vomiting (51.5%). Seven patients had serious treatment-related AEs. There was one treatment-related death. In conclusion, panobinostat plus carfilzomib is an effective steroid-sparing regimen for RRMM.
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- Jesus G. Berdeja
- Sarah Cannon Research Institute Nashville Tennessee
- Tennessee Oncology PLLC Nashville Tennessee
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- Sarah Cannon Research Institute Nashville Tennessee
- Colorado Blood Cancer Institute Denver Colorado
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- Sarah Cannon Research Institute Nashville Tennessee
- Oncology Hematology Care Cincinnati Ohio
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- Sarah Cannon Research Institute Nashville Tennessee
- Florida Cancer Specialists Fort Myers Florida
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- Sarah Cannon Research Institute Nashville Tennessee
- Florida Cancer Specialists St. Petersburg Florida
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- Sarah Cannon Research Institute Nashville Tennessee
- Tennessee Oncology PLLC Chattanooga Tennessee
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- Sarah Cannon Research Institute Nashville Tennessee
- Tennessee Oncology PLLC Nashville Tennessee
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- Sarah Cannon Research Institute Nashville Tennessee
- Colorado Blood Cancer Institute Denver Colorado
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Morris TCM, Drake MB, Kettle PJ, McGuigan T, Leahy M, O’Dwyer M, Enright H, O’Shea T, Popat R, Oakervee HE, Yong K, Cavenagh JD, Cairns DA, Alvarez-Iglesias A, Cook G. How to Simplify the Evaluation of Newly Introduced Chemotherapeutic Interventions in Myeloma. Clin Hematol Int 2021; 3:27-33. [PMID: 34595464 PMCID: PMC8432324 DOI: 10.2991/chi.k.210201.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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When the bortezomib [PS341], adriamycin and dexamethasone (PAD) regimen was first evaluated, the response rate in untreated patients was much superior to that elicited by conventional chemotherapeutic agents. We demonstrated the efficacy of PAD in relapsed or refractory patients by comparing the response rate obtained in 53 patients who received vincristine, adriamycin and dexamethasone (VAD) or equivalent regimen as induction therapy, using a comparative design in which each patient acted as their own control. Whereas 25 patients had a positive response to VAD, 37 patients had a response to PAD ≤ partial remission (PR) (p = 0.023). Using the more stringent response level of very good PR (VGPR) the results favored the PAD regimen very significantly (p = 0.006) (McNemars test). Similar results were seen using paired M-protein levels from individual patient comparisons. As the PAD regimen was subsequently adopted as the re-induction therapy in the British Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation/United Kingdom Myeloma Forum Myeloma X (Intensive) trial, now concluded, we have retrospectively analyzed the findings from both studies. Comparison of response rates and adverse effects of patients having had previous autologous transplantation (Cohort 1) with the corresponding data from Myeloma X showed close correlation. These findings provide evidence that rapid results may be obtained in the evaluation of newly introduced, and potentially highly effective, anti-tumour agents by direct comparison to the response to the immediately preceding standard regimen, particularly in relatively resistant tumours.
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- Department of Haematology, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7AD, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7AD, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7AD, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Haematology, University Hospital Galway, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Haematology, Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24, Ireland
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- Clinical Research Consulting Ltd., 16 College Square, Terenure, Dublin D6WF309, Ireland
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE, UK
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- Leeds Cancer Centre, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK
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- Leeds Cancer Centre, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK
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Rosenberg AS, Facon T, Parikh K, Chung W, Srinivasan S, Kotey S, Tuscano J. Association of Morbid Progression With Overall Survival Among Patients With Multiple Myeloma: Validation of the Progression-free Survival Endpoint. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2021; 21:345-354.e4. [PMID: 33563582 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2020.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable malignancy, marked by end-organ damage that is frequently irreversible. Progressive disease (PD) can be defined as morbid PD, associated with new-onset hypercalcemia, renal insufficiency, anemia, or lytic bone lesions (CRAB symptoms), or as asymptomatic biochemical progression. The frequency of morbid versus asymptomatic PD and its effect on survival is unknown. Our aim was to determine the incidence of morbid PD, and to evaluate if this influences survival. PATIENTS AND METHODS Data from 2 phase III trials of transplant-ineligible patients with newly diagnosed MM were included in a post hoc analysis. RESULTS Of 2082 patients enrolled, 1243 (59.7%) experienced PD. At first progression, 543 (43.7%) patients had morbid PD; 12 (2.2%) had hypercalcemia, 271 (49.9%) had renal insufficiency, 370 (68.1%) developed anemia, and 79 (14.5%) developed new or enlarged bone lesions. A total of 700 (56.3%) patients had asymptomatic PD. Patients with morbid PD had worse second progression-free survival (PFS) versus patients with asymptomatic biochemical PD (median second PFS, 11.5 months vs. 20.0 months; hazard ratio, 1.63; 95% confidence interval, 1.43-1.85; P < .0001) and worse overall survival (OS) (median OS, 23.2 months vs 39.3 months; hazard ratio, 1.51; 95% confidence interval, 1.30, 1.74; P < .0001). CONCLUSIONS Morbid PD occurs frequently and is associated with inferior second PFS and OS. As CRAB symptoms may not reverse with therapy, morbid PD is a meaningful event, and its association with a shortened PFS adds validity to PFS as a relevant endpoint in patients with MM.
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- Aaron S Rosenberg
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, CA.
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- Department of Haematology, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, CA; Veterans Administration Northern California Health Care System, Sacramento, CA
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Minarik J, Pika T, Radocha J, Jungova A, Straub J, Jelinek T, Pour L, Pavlicek P, Mistrik M, Brozova L, Krhovska P, Machalkova K, Jindra P, Spicka I, Plonkova H, Stork M, Bacovsky J, Capkova L, Sykora M, Kessler P, Stejskal L, Heindorfer A, Ullrychova J, Skacel T, Maisnar V, Hajek R. Survival benefit of ixazomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone (IRD) over lenalidomide and dexamethasone (Rd) in relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma patients in routine clinical practice. BMC Cancer 2021; 21:73. [PMID: 33451293 PMCID: PMC7810195 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-020-07732-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We have performed a head to head comparison of all-oral triplet combination of ixazomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone (IRD) versus lenalidomide and dexamethasone (RD) in patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) in the routine clinical practice. METHODS A total of 344 patients treated with IRD (N = 127) or RD (N = 217) were selected for analysis from the Czech Registry of Monoclonal Gammopathies (RMG). Descriptive statistics were used to assess patient's characteristics associated with the respective therapy. The primary endpoint was progression free survival (PFS), secondary end points included response rates and overall survival (OS). Survival endpoints were plotted using Kaplan-Meier methodology at 95% Greenwood confidence interval. Univariable and multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were used to evaluate the effect of treatment regimens and the significance of uneven variables. Statistical tests were performed at significance level 0.05. RESULTS In the whole cohort, median PFS for IRD was 17.5 and for RD was 11.5 months favoring the all-oral triplet, p = 0.005; in patients within relapse 1-3, the median PFS was 23.1 vs 11.6 months, p = 0.001. The hazard ratio for PFS was 0.67 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.51-0.89, p = 0.006). The PFS advantage translated into improved OS for patients treated with IRD, median 36.6 months vs 26.0 months (p = 0.008). The overall response rate (ORR) was 73.0% in the IRD group vs 66.2% in the RD group with a complete response rate (CR) of 11.1% vs 8.8%, and very good partial response (VGPR) 22.2% vs 13.9%, IRD vs RD respectively. The IRD regimen was most beneficial in patients ≤75 years with ISS I, II, and in the first and second relapse. Patients with the presence of extramedullary disease did not benefit from IRD treatment (median PFS 6.5 months). Both regimens were well tolerated, and the incidence of total as well as grade 3/4 toxicities was comparable. CONCLUSIONS Our analysis confirms the results of the TOURMALINE-MM1 study and shows benefit of all-oral triplet IRD treatment versus RD doublet. It demonstrates that the addition of ixazomib to RD improves key survival endpoints in patients with RRMM in a routine clinical setting.
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- Jiri Minarik
- Department of Hemato-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc and University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc and University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- 4th Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology, Faculty Hospital and Charles University in Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Hematology and Oncology Department, Charles University Hospital Pilsen, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- 1st Medical Department - Clinical Department of Haematology, First Faculty of Medicine and General Teaching Hospital Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava and Faculty of Medicine University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Hematology, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Faculty Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hematology and Transfusiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Ltd., Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc and University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- 4th Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology, Faculty Hospital and Charles University in Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Hematology and Oncology Department, Charles University Hospital Pilsen, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- 1st Medical Department - Clinical Department of Haematology, First Faculty of Medicine and General Teaching Hospital Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava and Faculty of Medicine University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc and University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Ltd., Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Hospital Ceske Budejovice, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Hospital Pelhrimov, Pelhrimov, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hematology, Silesian Hospital in Opava, Opava, Czech Republic
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Regional Health Corporation, Masaryk Hospital in Usti nad Labem, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
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- 1st Department of Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.,Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- 4th Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology, Faculty Hospital and Charles University in Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava and Faculty of Medicine University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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Real-World Outcome in the pre-CAR-T Era of Myeloma Patients Qualifying for CAR-T Cell Therapy. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2021; 13:e2021012. [PMID: 33489051 PMCID: PMC7813277 DOI: 10.4084/mjhid.2021.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background CAR-T cell therapy is likely to be introduced starting from 2021 in patients with relapsed/refractory myeloma (r/r MM) in Europe. In order to qualify for commercial CAR-T treatment, it is assumed that r/r MM patients will have to be exposed to at least three lines of previous treatments including lenalidomide, bortezomib and anti-CD38 treatment. However, the outcome of this particular subgroup of r/r MM patients is largely unknown whereas this knowledge is crucial to estimate the possible benefit of eventual CAR-T treatment. Methods In this non-interventional, retrospective single-center study, we analyzed all subsequent r/r MM patients treated between 01/2016 (when anti-CD38 treatment was commercially introduced in Switzerland) and 04/2020 at the University Hospital of Bern. Patients were eligible for the study if they had received at least three lines of treatment including one proteasome inhibitor (PI), one immunomodulatory drug (IMID) and one anti-CD38 antibody, and if they were in need of subsequent treatment and effectively received further lines of treatment. Results Among 56 patients fulfilling the criteria of at least three lines of treatment including PI, IMID and anti-CD38 treatment, only 34 (60%) effectively received subsequent further therapy. This suggests that 40% of r/r MM patients never receive additional treatment after at least three lines of treatment including PI, IMID and anti-CD38 treatment. For patients receiving further treatment, the median number of previous lines of treatment was 4.5 (range 2–12), including autologous stem cell transplantation in 31 (91%) patients. 13 (37%) patients were penta-refractory. The most frequently used treatment options were IMID/dexamethasone treatment in 11 (32%) patients, followed by PI/dexamethasone in 10 (29%) patients. 21 (62%) patients received two or more additional lines of therapy. The median PFS was 6.6 months (range 0–36.6 months), the median TTNT was 7.5 months (range 1.4–24.5 months) and the median OS was 13.5 months, (range 0.1–38 months) for the first subsequent treatment. The overall response rate (ORR) to the first subsequent treatment was 41%, with a median duration of the response of 5 months (range 1–37 months). 12% of the patients achieved VGPR or better, with a median duration of response of 8 months (range 3–37 months). Conclusions Myeloma patients refractory after at least three lines of anti-CD38/PI/IMID treatment have a poor prognosis with a PFS of 6.6 months and OS of 13.5 months. These data may serve as reference to compare the potential benefit of CAR-T treatment in this group of myeloma patients when available in the near future.
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Tacchetti P, Pantani L, Patriarca F, Petrucci MT, Zamagni E, Dozza L, Galli M, Di Raimondo F, Crippa C, Boccadoro M, Barbato S, Tosi P, Narni F, Montefusco V, Testoni N, Spadano A, Terragna C, Pescosta N, Marzocchi G, Cellini C, Galieni P, Ronconi S, Gobbi M, Catalano L, Lazzaro A, De Sabbata G, Cangialosi C, Ciambelli F, Musto P, Elice F, Cavo M. Bortezomib, thalidomide, and dexamethasone followed by double autologous haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (GIMEMA-MMY-3006): long-term follow-up analysis of a randomised phase 3, open-label study. LANCET HAEMATOLOGY 2020; 7:e861-e873. [PMID: 33242443 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(20)30323-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND The phase 3 GIMEMA-MMY-3006 trial, which compared bortezomib, thalidomide, and dexamethasone (VTD) combination therapy with thalidomide and dexamethasone (TD) as induction therapy before and consolidation therapy after double autologous haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, showed the superiority of the triplet regimen over the doublet in terms of increased complete response rate and improved progression-free survival. We report the results from the final analysis of the study. METHODS In this randomised, open-label, phase 3 study, patients aged 18-65 years with previously untreated symptomatic multiple myeloma and a Karnofsky Performance Status of 60% or higher were enrolled at 73 centres in Italy. Patients were randomised (1:1) by a web-based system to receive three 21-day cycles of thalidomide (100 mg daily orally for the first 14 days and 200 mg daily thereafter) plus dexamethasone (total 320 mg per cycle; 40 mg on days 1-2, 4-5, 8-9, and 11-12 in the VTD regimen, and 40 mg on days 1-4 and 9-12 in the TD regimen), either alone (TD group) or with bortezomib (1·3 mg/m2 intravenously on days 1, 4, 8, and 11; VTD group). After double autologous HSCT, patients received two 35-day cycles of either the VTD or TD regimen, according to random assignment, as consolidation therapy. The primary outcome was the rate of complete response and near complete response after induction (already reported). In this updated analysis we assessed long-term progression-free survival and overall survival (secondary endpoints of the study) with an extended 10-year median follow-up, and analysed the variables influencing survival. Analysis was by intention to treat. The study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01134484. FINDINGS Between May 10, 2006, and April 30, 2008, 480 patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to receive VTD (241 patients) or TD (239 patients). Six patients withdrew consent before start of treatment. 236 (99 [42%] women) in the VTD group and 238 (102 [43%] women) in the TD group were included in the intention-to-treat analysis. The data cutoff date for this analysis was May 31, 2018. Median follow-up for surviving patients was 124·1 months (IQR 117·2-131·7). The 10-year progression-free survival estimate for patients in the VTD group was 34% (95% CI 28-41) compared with 17% (13-23) for the TD group (hazard ratio [HR] 0·62 [95% CI 0·50-0·77]; p<0·0001). 60% (95% CI 54-67) of patients in the VTD group were alive at 10 years versus 46% (40-54) of patients in the TD group (HR 0·68 [95% CI 0·51-0·90]; p=0·0068). VTD was an independent predictor of improved progression-free survival (HR 0·60 [95% CI 0·48-0·76]; p<0·0001) and overall survival (HR 0·68 [0·50-0·91]; p=0·010). The incidence of second primary malignancies per 100 person-years was 0·87 (95% CI 0·49-1·44) in the VTD group compared with 1·41 (0·88-2·13) in the TD group. INTERPRETATION Incorporation of VTD into double autologous HSCT resulted in clinically meaningful improvements in long-term progression-free survival and overall survival, confirming that a regimen including bortezomib and an immunomodulatory drug is the gold standard treatment for patients with newly diagnosed myeloma who are fit for high-dose chemotherapy. FUNDING Seràgnoli Institute of Haematology, University of Bologna, and BolognAIL.
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- Paola Tacchetti
- Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Clinical Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, S Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, DAME, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, and Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico, Department of Surgery and Medical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa di Ematologia, Spedali Civili Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Myeloma Unit, Division of Hematology, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Cittàdella Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unità Operativa, Ematologia, Ospedale Infermi di Rimini, Rimini, Italy
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- Programma Trapianti Cellule Staminali Emopoietiche, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa, Ematologia Clinica, Azienda Sanitaria Locale di Pescara, Pescara, Italy
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- Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Reparto di Ematologia e Centro Trapianto Midollo Osseo, Ospedale Centrale, Bolzano, Italy
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- Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa Ematologia, Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci, Ravenna, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa Ematologia e Terapia cellulare, Ospedale Costanzo e Giacomo Mazzoni, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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- IRCCS, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Meldola, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina interna, Clinica Ematologica, Policlinico Ospedale San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Ematologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Division of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Center, Department of Oncology-Hematology, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, Italy
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- Struttura Complessa Ematologia, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina, Trieste, Italy
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- Divisione di Ematologia ad indirizzo oncologico con Trapianto, Azienda Ospedali Riuniti "Villa Sofia Cervello", Presidio Ospedaliero "V Cervello", Palermo, Italy
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- Struttura Complessa di Ematologia, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale della Valle Olona, Busto Arsizio, Italy
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- "Aldo Moro" University School of Medicine, Unit of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, AOUCPoliclinico, Bari, Italy; Unit of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Centro di Riferimento Oncologico della Basilicata, Rionero in Vulture, Italy
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- Department of Cell Therapy and Hematology, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy
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- Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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Devarakonda S, Jethava Y. Minimal residual disease in multiple myeloma: are we there yet? Int J Hematol Oncol 2020; 9:IJH29. [PMID: 33294170 PMCID: PMC7689536 DOI: 10.2217/ijh-2020-0018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Division of Hematology, University of Iowa, Iowa city, IA 52242, USA
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Ho C, Syed M, Roshal M, Petrova-Drus K, Moung C, Yao J, Quesada AE, Benhamida J, Vanderbilt C, Liu Y, Zhu M, Yu W, Maciag L, Wang M, Ma Y, Gao Q, Rustad EH, Hultcrantz M, Diamond BT, Zheng-Lin B, Huang Y, Hutt K, Miller JE, Dogan A, Nafa K, Landgren O, Arcila ME. Routine Evaluation of Minimal Residual Disease in Myeloma Using Next-Generation Sequencing Clonality Testing: Feasibility, Challenges, and Direct Comparison with High-Sensitivity Flow Cytometry. J Mol Diagn 2020; 23:181-199. [PMID: 33217553 PMCID: PMC7874334 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2020.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 09/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The 2016 International Myeloma Working Group consensus recommendations emphasize high-sensitivity methods for minimal residual disease (MRD) detection, treatment response assessment, and prognostication. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) of IGH gene rearrangements is highly specific and sensitive, but its description in routine clinical practice and performance comparison with high-sensitivity flow cytometry (hsFC) remain limited. In this large, single-institution study including 438 samples from 251 patients, the use of NGS targeting the IGH and IGK genes for clonal characterization and monitoring, with comparison to hsFC, is described. The index clone characterization success rate was 93.6% (235/251), which depended on plasma cell (PC) cellularity, reaching 98% when PC ≥10% and below 80% when PC <5%. A total of 85% of cases were successfully characterized using leader and FR1 primer sets, and most clones showed high somatic hypermutation rates (median, 8.1%). Among monitoring samples from 124 patients, 78.6% (147/187) had detectable disease by NGS. Concordance with hsFC was 92.9% (170/183). Discordant cases encompassed 8 of 124 hsFC MRD+/NGS MRD− patients (6.5%) and 4 of 124 hsFC MRD−/NGS MRD+ patients (3.2%), all with low-level disease near detection limits for both assays. Among concordant hsFC MRD−/NGS MRD− cases, only 5 of 24 patients (20.8%) showed subsequent overt relapse at 3-year follow-up. HsFC and NGS showed similar operational sensitivity, and the choice of test may depend on practical, rather than test performance, considerations.
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- Caleb Ho
- Hematopathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; Diagnostic Molecular Pathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
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- Diagnostic Molecular Pathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Hematopathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Hematopathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; Diagnostic Molecular Pathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Diagnostic Molecular Pathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Diagnostic Molecular Pathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Hematopathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; Diagnostic Molecular Pathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Diagnostic Molecular Pathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Diagnostic Molecular Pathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Hematopathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Hematopathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Diagnostic Molecular Pathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Diagnostic Molecular Pathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Diagnostic Molecular Pathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Diagnostic Molecular Pathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Hematopathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Myeloma Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Myeloma Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Myeloma Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Myeloma Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Invivoscribe, Inc., San Diego, California
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- Invivoscribe, Inc., San Diego, California
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- Hematopathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Diagnostic Molecular Pathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Myeloma Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Hematopathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; Diagnostic Molecular Pathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
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Klimienė I, Radzevičius M, Matuzevičienė R, Sinkevič-Belliot K, Kučinskienė ZA, Pečeliūnas V. Adhesion molecule immunophenotype of bone marrow multiple myeloma plasma cells impacts the presence of malignant circulating plasma cells in peripheral blood. Int J Lab Hematol 2020; 43:403-408. [PMID: 33185981 DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.13387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Multiple myeloma (MM) patients with malignant plasma cells (MMPCs) in their bone marrow (BM) and malignant circulating plasma cells (MMCPCs) in the peripheral blood (PB) are an independent marker of a clinically aggressive disease, and it reflects a poor prognosis defined by a short time to progression and overall survival. We hypothesized that changes in ADM expression on BM MMPCs might contribute to MMCPC presence in the PB of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) patients. METHODS We assessed the difference in expression of adhesion molecules and receptors related to cell-cell interaction: integrins, hyaluronic acid receptors, chemokine receptors and other proteins on healthy donor PCs, RRMM BM and PB MMPCs. RESULTS Adhesion immunophenotype showed a significant loss of many adhesion molecules when comparing BM MMPCs of MMCPC- and MMCPC+ MM patients (CD49d, CD49e, CD56, CD138). Further decrease of adhesion molecules was shown in MMCPCs (CD49d, CD49e, CD56, CD138, CD58), suggesting that loss of these molecules may allow cells to leave the BM. CONCLUSIONS Loss of adhesion molecule expression enables MMPCs to leave the BM milieu and enter the PB. These changes can be seen in both the PB and BM of MMCPC+ MM patient.
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- Indrė Klimienė
- Hematology, Oncology and Transfusion Medicine Centre, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Hematology, Oncology and Transfusion Medicine Centre, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Kumar L, Gundu N, Kancharia H, Sahoo RK, Malik PS, Sharma A, Gupta R, Sharma O, Biswas A, Kumar R, Thulkar S, Mallick S. Multiple Myeloma-Effect of Induction Therapy on Transplant Outcomes. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2020; 21:80-90.e5. [PMID: 33129746 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2020.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with multiple myeloma (MM) aged ≤ 65 to 70 years, with a good Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status and no major comorbid conditions, are considered potential candidates for autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) and will be treated with novel agent-based induction therapy for 4 to 6 cycles before ASCT. PATIENTS AND METHODS We analyzed the data from 326 patients with MM who had received novel agent-based induction before ASCT at our center to evaluate the effect of induction therapy on ASCT response, stem cell mobilization, engraftment characteristics, and survival. The median age was 52 years (range, 29-72 years), 216 patients were men (66.3%), 32.7% had stage III using the Revised Multiple Myeloma International Staging System, and 15.8% had high-risk cytogenetics. Of the 326 patients, 75 (23.0%) had undergone ASCT in second remission after salvage therapy for relapse. Also, 194 patients (59.5%) had received doublet induction therapy and 132 (40.5%) had received triplet induction therapy. RESULTS Triplet-based induction therapy was superior to doublet-based therapy for response (95.4% vs. 84.02%; P < .003), stem cell mobilization (CD34+ ≥ 2 × 106/kg; 88.6% vs. 76.8%; P < .005), and lower 100-day transplant-related mortality (P < .001). The ≥100 day post-ASCT overall response (97.4% vs. 91.7%; P = .124) and complete response (72.5% vs. 68.0%; P = .38) rates were similar. At a median follow-up of 62.5 months, the overall survival (97.5 months vs. 100.0 months; P = .606) and progression-free survival (54.5 months vs. 57 months; P = .515) were similar between the triplet and doublet induction groups. CONCLUSION An initial response (chemosensitivity) to induction therapy will prepare patients better for subsequent consolidation therapy and ASCT, leading to favorable outcomes.
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- Lalit Kumar
- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Laboratory Oncology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Laboratory Oncology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Jasrotia S, Gupta R, Sharma A, Halder A, Kumar L. Cytokine profile in multiple myeloma. Cytokine 2020; 136:155271. [PMID: 32916474 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2020.155271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2020] [Revised: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cytokines play a crucial role in the growth, survival and dissemination of malignant plasma cells in patients of multiple myeloma (MM). We estimated concentrations of five key cytokines: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), Interleukin-6 (IL-6), Tumor Necrosis Factor- alpha (TNF- α), B-cell activating factor (BAFF), and Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-κB ligand (RANKL) in newly diagnosed and relapsed/refractory MM (RRMM). METHODS The study groups include 68 newly diagnosed and 21 relapsed/refractory (RR) MM patients. 32 out of 68 newly diagnosed MM patients were evaluated for serum cytokine concentrations after their treatment. For survival analysis, the various parameters were studied in relation to both progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). RESULTS The median serum levels of VEGF, IL-6, BAFF and RANKL were higher in RRMM compared with newly diagnosed patients. However, the difference was significant for BAFF levels (p = 0.04). The median serum levels of VEGF, IL-6, TNF-α, BAFF and RANKL were significantly higher in newly diagnosed and RRMM patients, compared to controls. We also observed lower plasma levels of VEGF (p=<0.0001) and BAFF (p=<0.0001) in BM compartment compared to the levels in serum from peripheral blood of newly diagnosed patients. Significant reduction in the median levels of IL-6, TNF-α, BAFF and RANKL was seen after 4-6 cycles of induction treatment in responders but not in non-responders. On survival analysis, RRMM patients had inferior median OS and PFS compared to that in newly diagnosed MM patients and found to be significantly associated with low haemoglobin representing the more aggressive disease biology in recurrent myeloma. The mean levels of IL-6 were significantly different in patients who died as compared to patients who were alive. CONCLUSIONS The present study demonstrates that the serum levels of VEGF, IL-6, TNF, BAFF and RANKL are significantly elevated and decrease significantly after treatment. The concentrations of circulating cytokines will reflect those of the bone marrow and could be used for subsequent analyses.
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- Shivali Jasrotia
- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Laboratory Oncology, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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Kaufman JL, Mina R, Shah JJ, Laubach JP, Nooka AK, Lewis C, Gleason C, Sharp C, Harvey RD, Heffner LT, Richardson P, Lonial S, Orlowski RZ. Phase 1 Trial Evaluating Vorinostat Plus Bortezomib, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2020; 20:797-803. [PMID: 32819881 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2020.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Bortezomib plus lenalidomide and dexamethasone (VRD) is a standard induction therapy for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) patients. Given preclinical and clinical data suggesting the synergistic activity of the histone deacetylase inhibitor vorinostat with both bortezomib and lenalidomide for the treatment of multiple myeloma, we hypothesized that adding vorinostat to VRD (R2V2) would increase the rate and the quality of responses to induction treatment. Here we report the results of a phase 1 trial (NCT01038388) evaluating R2V2 as up-front treatment for NDMM patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS R2V2 was tested as induction therapy in a dose-escalation phase 1 study in 30 NDMM patients deemed eligible for autologous stem-cell transplantation. Treatment consisted of 4 induction cycles with R2V2, followed by either autologous stem-cell transplantation or 4 additional R2V2 cycles and lenalidomide maintenance therapy. RESULTS The maximum tolerated dose of vorinostat was 200 mg daily. The most common adverse events were gastrointestinal (87%), fatigue and peripheral neuropathy (60%), and thrombocytopenia (33%). R2V2 induced an objective response in 96% of patients, with 48% obtaining at least a complete remission. Median progression-free survival was 52 months, with 77% of patients alive at 5 years. CONCLUSION R2V2 as induction treatment for NDMM patients resulted in remarkable response rates at the cost of increased toxicity.
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- Jonathan L Kaufman
- Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
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- LeBow Institute for Myeloma Therapeutics and Jerome Lipper Center for Multiple Myeloma Research, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- LeBow Institute for Myeloma Therapeutics and Jerome Lipper Center for Multiple Myeloma Research, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Salvage autologous transplant and lenalidomide maintenance vs. lenalidomide/dexamethasone for relapsed multiple myeloma: the randomized GMMG phase III trial ReLApsE. Leukemia 2020; 35:1134-1144. [PMID: 32694619 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-020-0948-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2020] [Revised: 06/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The role of salvage high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (sHDCT/ASCT) for relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) in the era of continuous novel agent treatment has not been defined. This randomized, open-label, phase III, multicenter trial randomized patients with 1st-3rd relapse of multiple myeloma (MM) to a transplant arm (n = 139) consisting of 3 Rd (lenalidomide 25 mg, day 1-21; dexamethasone 40 mg, day 1, 8, 15, and 22; 4-week cycles) reinduction cycles, sHDCT (melphalan 200 mg/m2), ASCT, and lenalidomide maintenance (10 mg/day) or to a control arm (n = 138) of continuous Rd. Median PFS was 20.7 months in the transplant and 18.8 months in the control arm (HR 0.87; 95% CI 0.65-1.16; p = 0.34). Median OS was not reached in the transplant and 62.7 months in the control arm (HR 0.81; 95% CI 0.52-1.28; p = 0.37). Forty-one patients (29%) did not receive the assigned sHDCT/ASCT mainly due to early disease progression, adverse events, and withdrawal of consent. Multivariate landmark analyses from the time of sHDCT showed superior PFS and OS (p = 0.0087/0.0057) in patients who received sHDCT/ASCT. Incorporation of sHDCT/ASCT into relapse treatment with Rd was feasible in 71% of patients and did not significantly prolong PFS and OS on ITT analysis while patients who received sHDCT/ASCT may have benefitted.
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Volpin V, Michels T, Sorrentino A, Menevse AN, Knoll G, Ditz M, Milenkovic VM, Chen CY, Rathinasamy A, Griewank K, Boutros M, Haferkamp S, Berneburg M, Wetzel CH, Seckinger A, Hose D, Goldschmidt H, Ehrenschwender M, Witzens-Harig M, Szoor A, Vereb G, Khandelwal N, Beckhove P. CAMK1D Triggers Immune Resistance of Human Tumor Cells Refractory to Anti-PD-L1 Treatment. Cancer Immunol Res 2020; 8:1163-1179. [PMID: 32665263 DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-19-0608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The success of cancer immunotherapy is limited by resistance to immune checkpoint blockade. We therefore conducted a genetic screen to identify genes that mediated resistance against CTLs in anti-PD-L1 treatment-refractory human tumors. Using PD-L1-positive multiple myeloma cells cocultured with tumor-reactive bone marrow-infiltrating CTL as a model, we identified calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase 1D (CAMK1D) as a key modulator of tumor-intrinsic immune resistance. CAMK1D was coexpressed with PD-L1 in anti-PD-L1/PD-1 treatment-refractory cancer types and correlated with poor prognosis in these tumors. CAMK1D was activated by CTL through Fas-receptor stimulation, which led to CAMK1D binding to and phosphorylating caspase-3, -6, and -7, inhibiting their activation and function. Consistently, CAMK1D mediated immune resistance of murine colorectal cancer cells in vivo The pharmacologic inhibition of CAMK1D, on the other hand, restored the sensitivity toward Fas-ligand treatment in multiple myeloma and uveal melanoma cells in vitro Thus, rapid inhibition of the terminal apoptotic cascade by CAMK1D expressed in anti-PD-L1-refractory tumors via T-cell recognition may have contributed to tumor immune resistance.
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- Valentina Volpin
- Regensburg Center for Interventional Immunology (RCI), University Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.,German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Translational Immunology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Regensburg Center for Interventional Immunology (RCI), University Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.,German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Translational Immunology, Heidelberg, Germany.,iOmx Therapeutics AG, Martinsried/Munich, Germany
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- Regensburg Center for Interventional Immunology (RCI), University Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.,German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Translational Immunology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Regensburg Center for Interventional Immunology (RCI), University Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Regensburg Center for Interventional Immunology (RCI), University Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Molecular Neurosciences, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Regensburg Center for Interventional Immunology (RCI), University Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Regensburg Center for Interventional Immunology (RCI), University Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen and the German Cancer Consortium, Essen, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Division Signalling and Functional Genomics, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Molecular Neurosciences, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Labor für Myelomforschung, Medizinische Klinik V, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Immunology, Myeloma Center Brussels, Jette, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine V and National Center of Tumor Diseases (NCT), University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Regensburg Center for Interventional Immunology (RCI), University Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany. .,German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Translational Immunology, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Hematology, Oncology, Internal Medicine 3, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Gahrton G, Iacobelli S, Garderet L, Yakoub-Agha I, Schönland S. Allogeneic Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma-Does It Still Have a Place? J Clin Med 2020; 9:E2180. [PMID: 32664274 PMCID: PMC7408931 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9072180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Novel drugs have improved survival for patients with multiple myeloma in recent years. However, the disease is still fatal. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (Allo) has proven to cure some patients with the disease, but its role is controversial due to relatively high transplant-related toxicity and mortality (nonrelapse mortality, NRM). Using nonmyeloablative reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC), both toxicity and NRM can be reduced, and RICAllo is, therefore, an option for subgroups of patients. Upfront tandem autologous/RICAllo (Auto/RICAllo) was shown to be superior to single Auto or tandem Auto/Auto in both progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in two prospective studies with long-term follow-up, while three similarly designed studies did not detect a difference. A recent update of pooled patient data from four of these studies showed significantly superior PFS and OS with Auto/RICAllo. Importantly, none of these studies showed inferior results with Auto/RICAllo in patients less than 70 years of age. Auto/RICAllo appears to overcome some poor risk cytogenetic markers. Encouraging results have also been seen in treatment of relapsed patients. Combining Allo with new proteasome inhibitors and immunomodulatory drugs may further improve results. Other encouraging new cell therapies such as with CAR T-cells, NK- and CAR NK-cells may well have a place in combination with RICAllo. Such studies are warranted.
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- Gösta Gahrton
- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, SE 14186 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Hematology and Cellular Therapy, Hospital Hospital-Pitié Salpêtrière, 75013 Paris, France;
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- CHU de Lille, Université de Lille, INSERM U1286, Infinite, 59000 Lille, France;
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- Department of Internal Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany;
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