Bortezomib with HIG-Dose Dexamethasone as First Line Therapy in Patients with Multiple Myeloma Candidates to High-Dose Therapy.

Blood ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 110 (11) ◽  
pp. 3595-3595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Corso ◽  
Luciana Barbarano ◽  
Silvia Mangiacavalli ◽  
Luigi Montalbetti ◽  
Paola Brasca ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction: A phase II multi-center study was performed to investigate the efficacy of Bortezomib with high-dose dexamethasone (Vel-Dex) as induction therapy in multiple myeloma (MM) patients (pts) candidates to high-dose therapy. Methods: Patients were planned to receive 4 courses of Vel-Dex (Bortezomib 1.3 mg/m2 i.v. on days 1, 4, 8, 11; oral Dexamethasone 40 mg on days 1–4 and 8–11 every 3 weeks), followed by 2 courses of DCEP 4 weeks apart with stem cell collection, and a single autologous transplant with melphalan 200 mg/m2. Patients were untreated, aged ≤65 years, with Durie-Salmon stage III, II, or I in progression. Criteria of response were: CR: negative serum/urine immunofixation with <5% bone marrow plasmacytosis (BMPC); nCR: positive serum/urine immunofixation with <5% BMPC; VGPR/PR: reduction of at least 90%/50% of serum/urine monoclonal component (MC), and of BMPC. Adverse events (AE) were graded by the NCI-CTC version 3.0. Mann-Whitney U test was used to correlate response and main prognostic parameters. Results: From March 2006 to June 2007, 52 out of the 54 planned pts entered the protocol. Patient characteristics at enrolment were: male/female 33/19; median age 57 years (37–65); IgG/IgA/light-chain 33/9/10 pts; stage III/II/I in progression 44/5/3 pts; ISS I/II/III 21/14/17 pts; cytogenetic analysis showed del 13 in 54%, t (4;14) in 15%. Thirty-nine of 52 enrolled pts are evaluable for efficacy and toxicity after 4 Vel-Dex courses. Six pts were withdrawn (3 for progression, 2 for toxicity, 1 patient withdrew informed consent). Overall response rate (ORR) was 85%, with 67% major responses (CR 33%, nCR 26%, VGPR 8%), PR 18%, stable disease 7%, progression 8%. No statistically significant correlation was found between response and either age, stage, ISS, or unfavorable cytogenetics. Friedman ANOVA (p=0.00001) and Wilcoxon Matched Pairs (p<.05) tests showed a statistically significant progressive decrease of serum MC after each Vel-Dex cycle. Urine MC and serum free light chain ratio showed a strikingly rapid reduction after the first course with no further statistically significant decrease during the following courses. Regarding toxicity, NCI grade 1 or 2 AE were: infection (19), constipation (16), peripheral neuropathy (13), diarrhea (9), gastritis (6), nausea (5). NCI grade 3 AE were: infection (9) with 5 varicella-zoster, peripheral neuropathy (4), cardiac arrhythmia (2). A single grade 4 AE (fatal sepsis) occurred. At the time of this analysis, 25 pts completed the stem cell mobilization phase. All pts collected adequate number of stem cells (median CD34+ cells 6.2x106/kg, range 3.5–18.0x106/kg, median number of collection procedures 1). Discussion: This study shows that Vel-Dex as first line therapy produces high response rates in MM pts (ORR 85%, major response 67%). Toxicity was generally predictable and manageable. Stem cells were successful harvested in all patients. Vel-Dex appears an effective and safe pre-transplant treatment for younger MM patients.

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriele Buda ◽  
Maria Livia Del Giudice ◽  
Elisabetta Antonioli ◽  
Francesco Ghio ◽  
Enrico Orciuolo ◽  
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Introduction: Currently, the regimen with bortezomib plus melphalan and prednisone (VMP) is a standard treatment for multiple myeloma and it is recommended as the first-line therapy for patients with multiple myeloma (MM) ineligible for high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem-cell transplantation.Objectives: Participants of the clinical trial are highly selected populations; therefore, the aim of this study was to present observations from real practice that can provide important information for practitioners and to investigate clinical outcomes of VMP regimen in elderly patients with newly diagnosed MM.Patients and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the data on the efficacy and survival parameters, such as overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS), with attention to the effect of gender, age and International Staging System (ISS) stage, of VMP regimen in 164 patients with newly diagnosed MM not eligible for high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem-cell transplantation (median age, 75 years; range, 60–86 years).Results: Patients aged 75 years or older constituted 50.6% of the study cohort. Frail patients were 10.36%, according to the clinical frailty scale of geriatric assessment (GA). A total of 1203 courses of VMP regimen (mainly VMP 1–29, 99.16 %) were administered. The median cumulative delivered dose of bortezomib was 46.8 mg/m2. The overall response rate (ORR), including all patients with a partial response or better, was 81.7% and the complete response rate (CRR) was 10.36 %. After a median 38.51 months of follow-up, the median overall survival (OS) was 34.33 months; the median event-free survival (EFS) after VMP and second-line therapy (mainly Rd, 56.31%) were 18.51 and 10.75 months, respectively. In the subgroup of patients with 75 years or older the median OS was 29.76 months; the median EFS after first and second-line therapy were 17.76 and 8.93 months, respectively. The hazard ratio for OS was 2.276 (p-value 0.046) and for EFS was 1.507 (p-value 0.055) for the ISS stage II and III group. Age and gender were not negative predictors of survival.Conclusions: VMP treatment is highly effective in the first-line therapy of elderly patients with multiple myeloma ineligible for HDT with auto-SCT.


Blood ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 134 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 5886-5886
Author(s):  
Kelly L. Schoenbeck ◽  
Tanya M. Wildes ◽  
Mark A. Fiala

Background: Patients with multiple myeloma are frequently treated with bortezomib, a proteasome inhibitor, which is associated with treatment-related peripheral neuropathy. Older adults are at increased risk of falls compared to the general population, often leading to associated morbidity and mortality. While an association between peripheral neuropathy and falls in older adults is well-established, the relationship between bortezomib and falls in older multiple myeloma patients is unknown. Our primary aim was to determine if older patients with multiple myeloma treated with bortezomib as first-line therapy had an increased incidence of falls within the first 12 months after starting treatment. Our secondary aim was to assess the overall survival of patients who fell compared to those who did not among patients who lived more than 12 months after initiating treatment. Methods: We analyzed the SEER-Medicare database for all patients 65 years old or older diagnosed with multiple myeloma between 2007 and 2013 and were enrolled in fee-for-service Medicare part A, B and D plans. The patients' corresponding Medicare claims data were analyzed through 2014 for myeloma treatments, fall claims, and covariates of interest. The primary outcome was accidental falls (E880-E888) occurring between 14 days to 12 months after starting multiple myeloma treatment. First-line therapy was defined as any anti-myeloma treatment administered within 14 days of starting multiple myeloma treatment, with bortezomib treatment being the focal independent variable. Cox regression was performed to determine the relative risk of having a fall after controlling for other covariates. Patients who started bortezomib after first-line therapy were censored at time of bortezomib commencement. The survival analysis included only patients who survived more than 12 months of starting treatment to allow landmark analysis of falls in the first year. Results: Of 4,084 older adults with new multiple myeloma diagnoses undergoing first-line therapy, the median age was 75 (range 65-97) with 51% males. Bortezomib was used in first-line therapy for 2,052 (50%) patients, of which 157 (8%) patients experienced a fall within 12 months after starting treatment compared to 102 (5%) of patients not receiving bortezomib (p < 0.001). Bortezomib was associated with a 28% increase risk of falls (HR 1.29; 95% CI 1.00-1.65; p = 0.047). In multivariate analysis, bortezomib was not associated with an increased incidence of falls after controlling for age, gender, race, proxies for Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) and poor performance status, pre-existing peripheral neuropathy, falls within the 12 months prior to starting first-line myeloma treatment, depression, polypharmacy, and first-line treatment with lenalidomide (Table 1). Advancing age, history of fall(s), depression, and polypharmacy (defined as more than 10 unique prescription medications at initiation of first-line treatment), were all associated with an increased risk of falls, consistent with prior literature. In a landmark analysis of those who survived 12 months following the start of treatment, a fall was associated with a 26% increased risk of hazard for death (aHR 1.26; 95% CI 1.02-1.56; p = 0.033) after controlling for other covariates. The median OS of those with a fall was 35.7 months (95% CI 29.1-48.4) compared to 49.1 months (95% CI 47.1-52.8) for those without (p < 0.0001). Conclusion: In older adults with multiple myeloma, treatment with bortezomib was not associated with increased risk of a patient having a diagnostic code for falls. However, experiencing a fall within the year after starting treatment was associated with decreased overall survival. Limitations of the study include that the incidence of falls is likely underestimated in billing data, given prior data from our group showing a rate of self-reported falls of 26% in the year after diagnosis. Additional research, including prospective trials involving fall assessments, should be considered in older patients with multiple myeloma. Disclosures Wildes: Janssen: Research Funding; Carevive: Consultancy. Fiala:Incyte: Research Funding.


Blood ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norbert Schmitz ◽  
Lorenz H Truemper ◽  
Krimo Bouabdallah ◽  
Marita Ziepert ◽  
Mathieu Leclerc ◽  
...  

Standard first-line therapy for younger patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma consists of six courses of CHOP or CHOEP consolidated by high-dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (AutoSCT). We hypothesized that consolidative allogeneic transplantation (AlloSCT) could improve outcome. 104 patients with nodal peripheral T-cell lymphoma except ALK+ ALCL, 18 to 60 years of age, all stages and IPI scores except stage 1 and aaIPI 0, were randomized to receive 4 x CHOEP and 1 x DHAP followed by high-dose therapy and AutoSCT or myeloablative conditioning and AlloSCT. The primary endpoint was event-free survival (EFS) at three years. After a median follow-up of 42 months, 3-year EFS of patients undergoing AlloSCT was 43% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 29%; 57%) as compared to 38% (95% CI: 25%; 52%) after AutoSCT. Overall survival at 3 years was 57% (95% CI: 43%; 71%) versus 70% (95% CI: 57%; 82%) after AlloSCT or AutoSCT, without significant differences between treatment arms. None of 21 responding patients proceeding to AlloSCT as opposed to 13 of 36 patients (36%) proceeding to AutoSCT relapsed. Eight of 26 patients (31%) and none of 41 patients died due to transplant-related toxicity after allogeneic and autologous transplantation, respectively. In younger patients with T-cell lymphoma standard chemotherapy consolidated by autologous or allogeneic transplantation results in comparable survival. The strong graft-versus-lymphoma effect after AlloSCT was counterbalanced by transplant-related mortality. CHO(E)P followed by AutoSCT remains the preferred treatment option for transplant-eligible patients. AlloSCT is the treatment of choice for relapsing patients also after AutoSCT.


Blood ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 104 (11) ◽  
pp. 5207-5207
Author(s):  
Sadao Aoki ◽  
Jun Takizawa ◽  
Masutaka Higashimura ◽  
Akihito Momoi ◽  
Nobuhiro Tsukada ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction: Most patients with advanced-stage follicular lymphoma(FL) cannot be cured by conventional chemotherapy and have median survival of 7 to 10 years. High-dose chemotherapy (HDT) supported by autologous stem cell transplantation(ASCT) gives a survival benefit for patients with aggressive lymphoma. Recent several multicenter studies have shown that clinical and molecular remissions can be attained in patients with FL receiving intensified high-dose sequential chemotherapy and autografting. We have reported the efficacy and safety of high-dose bi-weekly THP-COP with G-CSF support (HDBW-TCOPG) for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Therefore, we performed a pilot clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of HDBW-TCOPG followed by HDT with ASCT as first-line therapy in patients with advanced-stage FL. Patients and methods: Between August 1998 and December 2003, 10 Japanese patients with previously untreated FL from whom informed consent was obtained were included in this single-center pilot study. Median age was 48 years. All patients had stage 3 or 4 disease, aaIPI LI 8 and HI 2. Histological subtypes of FL included grade 1 4; grade 2 4; grade 3a 2. HDBW-TCOPG consisted of pirarubicin 70 mg/m2 on day 1; cyclophosphamide 1000 mg/m2 on day 1; vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 on day 1; predonisolone 50 mg/m2 from day 1 to 5; lenograstim 2.0 mg/kg/day from day 3. Five patients who enrolled after rituximab was approved for indolent B-cell lymphoma in Japan received induction therapy combined HDBW-TCOPG with rituximab 375mg/m2 on day -2 (R-HDBW-TCOPG). Six cycles were administered at intervals of two weeks. PBSC were collected during the later cycles of HDBW-TCOPG or on the recovery of high-dose etoposide regimen (500mg/m2 for 3 days) administered after the completion of HDBW-TCOPG. Leukaphereses were performed until a minimum of 2.0x106/kg CD34+ cells had been collected. The conditioning regimen consisted of ranimustine 200mg/m2 on day-7 and -2; paraplatin 300mg/m2 on day -6, -5, -4, -3; etoposide 500mg/m2 on day −5, −4, −3; cytarabine 2.5 g/m2 every 12 hours on day −2, −1 (MCE-CA regimen) in 2 patients or cyclophosphamide 50mg/kg on day −2, −1 (MCEC regimen) in 8 patients. Results: Sufficient numbers of PBSC were collected in 5 of 7 patients mobilized with HDBW-TCOPG and in all 5 patients with high-dose etoposide. The median time to reach total number of leukocytes of 1.0 x109/l was nine days (range 8–11). All 10 patients who were in PR at the end of HDBW-TCOP(G) achieved CR post APBSCT. After a median follow up of 36.6 months (range 7–66 months) PFS and OS are 90% and 90%, respectively, for all patients. One patient developed secondary myeloid leukemia with t(3;21) and died at 35 months after APBSCT without signs of recurrence of lymphoma. Another patient who relapsed at 35 months after transplantation. IgH or BCL2 rearrangement was detected by PCR analysis prior to therapy in three patients and one of them still showed detectable disease after HDBW-TCOPG induction. However, all three patients demonstrated MRD negativity after HDT with ASCT. Conclusion: HDBW-TCOPG as induction therapy followed by HDT with ASCT is feasible for advanced-stage FL with acceptable toxicity, and this short term highly intensified therapy may induce cure of the disease by minimizing MRD, but longer follow up is needed to evaluate the impact on survival.


2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. e2012075 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Visani ◽  
Paola Picardi ◽  
Patrizia Tosi ◽  
Alessandro Isidori

The role of high-dose therapy (HDT) followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in the treatment armamentarium of aggressive B- and T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is still a matter of debate. In the pre-Rituximab era, the PARMA study demonstrated the superiority of HDT/ASCT over conventional salvage chemotherapy in chemosensitive, relapsed patients. Subsequently, HDT/ASCT has become a standard approach for relapsed NHL. With the advent of Rituximab in the landscape of NHL, transplantation as part of first-line therapy has been challenged. However, no benefit in terms of disease-free or overall survival of HDT/ASCT over standard therapy was shown when Rituximab was added to both arms. Moreover, the superiority of HDT/ASCT over conventional salvage therapy in patients relapsing from first-line therapy including Rituximab was not confirmed. From these disappointing results, novel strategies, which can enhance the anti-lymphoma effect, at the same time reducing toxicity have been developed, with the aim of improving the outcome of HDT/ASCT in aggressive NHL.In T-cell lymphoma, few publications demonstrated that consolidation of complete remission with HDT/ASCT is safe and feasible. However, up to one-third of patients may never receive transplant, mostly due to progressive disease, and relapse still remains a major concern even after transplant.


Blood ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 126 (23) ◽  
pp. 4258-4258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomer M Mark ◽  
Sujitha Yadlapati ◽  
Lyubov Neglyad ◽  
Jennifer Bourke ◽  
David Jayabalan ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Carfilzomib (Cfz) is approved for use in relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) at a dose of 27mg/m2 after escalation from 20mg/m2. The response rate for Cfz and dexamethasone (dex) as first-line therapy in multiple myeloma (MM) is unknown. Higher doses of Cfz have been shown to enhance overall response in RRMM (Lendvai 2014); the presence of a dose-response relationship of Cfz for first-line therapy in untreated MM has not been evaluated. A protocol of Cfz-Dex induction at two dosing levels, followed by BiRd (Clarithromycin 500mg PO BID, Lenalidomide (Len) 25mg for 21/28 days, Dex 40mg weekly) consolidation, and thereafter Len (10mg 12/28 days) maintenance, evaluated response and safety by Cfz dose level in patients (pts) with newly diagnosed symptomatic MM. The ORR and safety data for Cfz-Dex induction stratified by Cfz dose is reported. Methods: 70 patients with untreated MM were enrolled in a phase 2 study of Cfz-dex. Cfz-dex is: Cfz IV on D1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16 of a 28-day cycle at a dose of 20mg/m2 on days 1, 2 of cycle 1 and 45mg/m2 thereafter and Dex 40mg on D1, 8, 15, 22. After the first 26 pts were enrolled, the protocol was amended to increase the Cfz from 45 to 56mg/m2. Screening echocardiogram and pulmonary function testing were performed. Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) was measured with each cycle. Cfz-dex was continued until plateau in disease response (unchanged M-protein for 2 cycles). Elective stem cell collection was then performed in transplant eligible pts. This was followed by BiRd until 2nd response plateau, and then by LEN maintenance. Disease response evaluation was performed monthly with serum and urine protein electrophoresis, immunofixation, and free light chain analysis; bone marrow biopsy with skeletal imaging was used to confirm MM progression or complete response (CR). Cytogenetic testing was performed on CD138-selected cells. Results: 25 pts received Cfz-Dex at 45 mg/m2 and 44 (out of 45 enrolled) pts at 56 mg/m2 for at least 1 cycle and were evaluable for response. 56% of pts were ISS II/III and 64% had high-risk cytogenetics as per IMWG definition. Pts received a median of 5 cycles of Cfz-dex in both the 45 mg/m2 (range 1-10) and 56 mg/m2 groups (range 1-14). Maximum response to Cfz-dex is shown in Table 1. There was no difference in response between the 45 and 56mg/m2 groups (P = 0.20). Median time to PR and maximum response for the 45 and 56 mg/m2 cohorts were both 2 and 3 cycles, respectively. 42 pts had stem cell harvest. All collected stem cells to support at least two transplants (> 5 x 10^6 CD34/kg) in one mobilization attempt using G-CSF, with mean yield of 13.74x10^6 CD34/kg (range 5.94-32.14). 79% collected in 1 apheresis session. Adverse events (AEs) were notable for renal failure in 3 pts (2 Grade 2, 1 grade 3) and congestive heart failure in 1 pt (grade 3). Two of the 3 cases of renal failure occurred in the 56 mg/m2 cohort, all other AEs occurred in the 45mg/m2 cohort. All AEs resolved after stopping Cfz. There was no correlation with TTE, PFTs or serial BNPs and development of cardiac or pulmonary toxicity. Discussion: This is the first prospective study evaluating induction responses to Cfz-dex in MM. Cfz-dex is safe and active in induction at both 45 and 56 mg/m2, with an ORR of 93% and rate of >= VGPR of 68% despite a primarily high risk population. Specific dose did not correlate with response. Higher dose of Cfz did not lead to more toxicity. Cfz-dex induction led to successful stem cell collection in all attempts. Cfz-dex is a highly active and well-tolerated induction regimen. Transitioning to IMiD-based therapy after maximum response led to deeper responses with a remarkable 97% rate of VGPR or better. Table 1. Maximum Response with Cfz-Dex, followed by BiRD consolidation and lenalidomide maintenance: Response Category Cfz-Dex 45 mg/m2 Cfz-Dex 56 mg/m2 Overall Cfz-Dex phase BiRD phase Lenalidomide maintenance phase N = 25 (%) N = 44 (%) N = 69 (%) N = 44 (%) N = 33 (%) >= PR 22 (88) 42 (95) 65 (93) 44 (100) 33 (100) >= VGPR 16 (72) 31 (70) 45 (68) 42 (95) 32 (97) >= CR 3 (12) 2 (5) 5 (7) 12 (27) 15 (45) SCR 3 (12) 2 (5) 5 (7) 9 (20) 13 (39) CR 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (7) 2 (6) VGPR 13 (52) 29 (66) 42 (61) 30 (68) 17 (52) PR 6 (24) 11 (25) 17 (25) 2 (5) 1 (3) SD 3 (12) 2 (5) 5 (7) 0 0 Disclosures Mark: Calgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau. Off Label Use: Carfilzomib as first line therapy in myeloma.. Rossi:Amgen: Speakers Bureau; Takeda: Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Speakers Bureau. Pearse:Celegen: Consultancy. Perry:Takeda: Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Speakers Bureau. Pekle:Celgene: Speakers Bureau; Takeda: Speakers Bureau. Huang:Celgene: Research Funding. Coleman:Celgene: Speakers Bureau; Takeda: Speakers Bureau. Chen-Kiang:Celgene: Consultancy. Niesvizky:Celgene: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau.


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