LocoMMotion: A prospective, non-interventional, multinational study of real-life current standards of care in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) receiving ≥3 prior lines of therapy.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 8041-8041
Author(s):  
Maria-Victoria Mateos ◽  
Katja Weisel ◽  
Valerio De Stefano ◽  
Aurore Perrot ◽  
Niels W.C.J. van de Donk ◽  
...  

8041 Background: Multiple myeloma (MM) remains incurable despite advances in medical treatment that have improved survival. Even with these improvements, most patients with MM eventually progress through standard drug classes of proteasome inhibitors (PIs), immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs), anti-CD38 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), and others. There are currently no prospective data on real-world standard-of-care (SOC) in patients who progress after PIs, IMiDs, and anti-CD38 mAbs. Here, we present interim results from LocoMMotion (NCT04035226), the first prospective efficacy and safety study of real-life SOC in patients with RRMM. Methods: Eligible patients (aged ≥18 years [y]) with a diagnosis of MM were enrolled between August 2019 and October 2020 from 75 sites across 9 European countries and the US. Patients were included if they received ≥3 prior lines of therapy or were double-refractory to a PI and IMiD, had measurable disease at screening, received at least a PI, an IMiD, and anti-CD38 mAb with documented progressive disease since their last line of therapy, and had an ECOG PS score of 0 or 1. Responses were assessed per International Myeloma Working Group response criteria. A Response Review Committee assessed the overall response rate (ORR, primary objective) of real-life current SOC. Secondary objectives of the study included additional efficacy and safety evaluation of real-life SOC. Results: The data cut-off was November 4, 2020 for the first interim analysis of 225 patients with a median follow-up of 3.7 months (range: 0–12.7), 22 (9.8%) patients were from the US and 203 (90.2%) were from Europe. Median age was 68 y (range: 41–89), 124 (55.1%) were male, 162 (72.0%) had a baseline ECOG PS score of 1, and median time since initial MM diagnosis was 6.0 y (range: 0.3–22.8). Patients had received a median of 4.0 (range: 2–13) prior lines of therapy; all patients were triple-class exposed, 166 (73.8%) were triple-class refractory, and 208 (92.4%) were refractory to last line of therapy. The ORR with real-life SOC salvage therapy was 20.1% (95% CI: 15.0–26.0) in the response-evaluable population (n = 219). Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were reported in 148 (65.8%) patients, 95 (42.2%) were grade ≥3. The most common grade ≥3 TEAEs were anemia, thrombocytopenia, and neutropenia. Fifteen deaths (6.7%) occurred due to TEAEs during the study. Treatment is ongoing in 121 (53.8%) patients. Conclusions: The interim results of this first, prospective study of real-life SOC treatment in heavily pretreated, triple-class exposed patients with RRMM demonstrate that patients continue to progress after multiple lines of therapy and have poor outcomes. Therefore, there is a need for new treatments with novel mechanisms of action for this patient population. Clinical trial information: NCT04035226.

Blood ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 134 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 5592-5592
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Li Bao ◽  
Zhong-jun Xia ◽  
Kaiyang Ding ◽  
Bingzong Li ◽  
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J Li, L Bao, ZJ Xia and KY Ding contributed equally to this study. Background: Based on the promising results shown in the phase 3 trial (TOURMALINE-MM1, NCT01564537) and the China Continuation Study of MM1, the oral proteasome inhibitor (PI) ixazomib (ixa) was approved in China in April of 2018, in combination with lenalidomide (len) and dexamethasone (dex) (IRd), for patients (pts) with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). Data on the efficacy and safety of ixa-based therapy in Chinese pts with MM in real-life practice is rather limited. A large national, multi-center, real-world study involving 14 centers from different areas of China was performed to investigate the current status of ixa usage in China and to evaluate the efficacy and safety in routine clinical practice. A total of 246 ixa-treated MM pts was enrolled, with 163 (66.3%) RRMM, 60 (24.4%) newly diagnosed MM and 23 (9.4%) pts received ixa as maintenance. Herein, we reported the data of RRMM in this study. Methods: Medical records, including demographics, disease characteristics, treatment regimen and duration, response rate, adverse events (AEs) and survival, of ixa-treated (at least one cycle completed with response evaluation result) RRMM pts were analyzed. Results: A total of 149 evaluable pts (out of 163 RRMM pts) treated from April 2018, to July 2019 were included in analysis. Baseline features and prior treatment are summarized in Table 1. Patients were categorized into MM1 trial-eligible/-ineligible groups according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria of MM1 study. Median age was 62 years (range 33 - 87) with 52 (34.9%) ≥65 years. Most pts (75.2%) had ISS stage II-III disease. High-risk cytogenetic abnormalities (including del 17p, t (4;14), and/or t (14;16)) were detected in 19 patients (21.1%, among 90 patients with FISH results). Fifty-two (34.9%) pts had a ECOG PS ≥2. Overall, ixa-based regimens were used as the 2nd/3rd/4th/≥5th-line therapy in 29.7%, 33.1%, 16.2% and 17.4% of the pts, respectively. Prior treatment included bortezomib (91.9%), len (52.0%) and thalidomide (58.8%). More than half pts (54.7%) were refractory to previous bortezomib treatment, and 32.2% pts were len-refractory. MM-1 trial-ineligible pts had more advanced ISS stage, higher ECOG PS, more severe anemia, more lines of prior therapy and more refractory diseases. Treatment, outcome and survival were listed in Table 2. Ixa-based regimens included IRd in 70 (47.0%) patients, ixa-dex (Id) in 31 (20.8%) patients and Id plus chemotherapeutics/other agents (44, 29.5%; including cyclophosphamide in 14 pts, thalidomide in 12 pts, adriamycin in 6 pts, melphalan in 5 pts and daratumumab in 3 pts) in 20 (33.3%). (Table 2). One patient received stem cell transplantation (SCT) during follow-up. The best confirmed ORR (≥PR) for all 149 patients was 53.7% (80/149), including 28.2% of patients with ≥VGPR and 7.4% with a CR, with a median time to response of 41.5 days. Surprisingly, ixa-based regimens demonstrated efficacy in pts with PI/len refractory diseases, with an ORR and ≥VGPR rate of 44.4% and 19.9% for PI-refractory pts, and an ORR and ≥VGPR rate of 30.6% and 12.2% for len-refractory pts. Pts eligible for MM1 study shown comparable ORR (76.7%) with that reported in MM1 (ORR 78%). No significant difference in response between different ixa-based regimens was observed. The median PFS of the whole cohort, pts with standard/high cytogenetic risks, pts refractory to bortezomib/len and pts eligible/ineligible for MM1 trial was 8.2, 8.2, 6.8, 6.7, 5.9months, not reached and 6.6months respectively. The median overall survival (OS) of the whole cohort and every subgroup was not reached. Adverse events (AEs) of grade 3/4, reported in 40 (27.2%) patients, included 10.1% thrombocytopenia, 5.4% anemia, 3.4% diarrhea and 6.0% pneumonia. Only 3 (2.01%) pts had a grade 3/4 peripheral neuropathy during follow-up. Discussion and conclusion: Our results show that ixa-based therapy demonstrated good efficacy with limited toxicity for pts with RRMM in real-life clinical practice. Moreover, in pts with PIs- or len- refractory diseases, ixa-based therapy still showed acceptable effectiveness (ORR: 44.4% and 30.6%; mPFS: 6.7 months and 5.9 months). Although 70.5% pts in our real-life cohort were ineligible for MM1 trial, the efficacy and safety profile is similar to that reported in MM1 China Continuation Study. Ixa-based therapy is a reasonable choice for Chinese RRMM pts. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


2020 ◽  
Vol 99 (11) ◽  
pp. 2589-2598
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Li Bao ◽  
Zhongjun Xia ◽  
Sili Wang ◽  
Xin Zhou ◽  
...  

Abstract The induction therapy containing ixazomib, an oral proteasome inhibitor, has shown favorable efficacy and safety in clinical trials, but its experience in real-life remains limited. In routine practice, few patients received ixazomib-based induction therapy due to reasons including (1) patients’ preference on oral regimens, (2) concerns on adverse events (AEs) of other intravenous/subcutaneous regimens, (3) requirements for less center visits, and (4) fears of COVID-19 and other infectious disease exposures. With the aim of assessing the real-life effectiveness and safety of ixazomib-based induction therapy, we performed this multi-center, observational study on 85 newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) patients from 14 medical centers. Ixazomib-based regimens included ixazomib-lenalidomide-dexamethasone (IRd) in 44.7% of patients, ixazomib-dexamethasone (Id) in 29.4%, and Id plus another agent (doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, thalidomide, or daratumumab) in 25.9%. Different ixazomib-based therapies were applied due to (1) financial burdens or limitations on local health insurance coverage, (2) concerns on treatment tolerance, and (3) drug accessibility issue. Ten patients received ixazomib maintenance. The median age was 67 years; 43.5% had ISS stage III disease; 48.2% had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance score ≥ 2; and 17.6% with high-risk cytogenetic abnormalities. Overall response rate for all 85 patients was 95.3%, including 65.9% very good partial response or better and 29.5% complete responses. The median time to response was 30 days. The response rate was similar across different ixazomib-based regimens. Median progression-free survival was not reached. Severe AEs (≥ grade 3) were reported in 29.4% of patients. No grade 3/4 peripheral neuropathy (PN) occurred. Patients received a median of 6 (range 1–20) cycles of ixazomib treatment; 56.6% remained on treatment at data cutoff; 15.3% discontinued treatment due to intolerable AEs. These results support that the ixazomib-based frontline therapy was highly effective with acceptable toxicity in routine practice and the ixazomib oral regimens could be good alternative options for NDMM patients.


Blood ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 134 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 3181-3181
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Li Bao ◽  
Zhong-jun Xia ◽  
Sili Wang ◽  
Xin Zhou ◽  
...  

Jing Li, Li Bao and Zhong-jun Xia contributed equally to this study. Background: Ixazomib (ixa) is the first oral proteasome inhibitor that approved for the use in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) in > 60 countries. In a recently reported long-term result of a phase 1/2 study (NCT01217957), the all-oral triplet regimen of ixazomib plus Rd (IRd) demonstrated favorable efficacy with acceptable toxicity in patients with newly diagnosed MM (NDMM). Meanwhile, a large phase 3 trial (TOURMALINE-MM2, NCT01850524) evaluating IRd in stem-cell transplantation (SCT) ineligible NDMM patients is ongoing. However, outcomes and toxicity profiles of novel-agent-based MM therapies in real world practice often differ from data reported in clinical trials and data of the efficacy of ixa-based treatment in NDMM in routine practice is currently missing. Aims and Methods: To assess the efficacy and safety profile of ixa-based frontline therapy in NDMM patients in routine practice, we performed a large national, multi-center, observational study enrolling ixa-treated (at least one cycle completed) NDMM patients from 14 China centers. Clinical records on demographics, disease characteristics, treatment regimen and duration, response rate, adverse events (AEs), and treatment discontinuations and survival were collected and analyzed. Results: A total of 60 NDMM patients treated with ixa-based regimens were included. Ixa-based regimens included IRd in 23 (38.3%) patients, the ixa and dexamethaxone (Id) in 17 (28.3%) patients and Id plus chemotherapeutics/other agents (Adriamycin in 12 patients, cyclophosphamide in 5 patients, and thalidomide in 3 patients) in 20 (33.3%). None of the patients included received SCT during follow-up. Median age was 69 years (range 35 - 85) with 33 (55.0%) ≥65 years. At initial diagnosis, ISS stage I/II/III disease were presented in 21.7%/28.3%/50.0% patients at initial diagnosis; high-risk cytogenetic abnormalities (including del 17p, t(4;14), and/or t(14;16) detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization) were detected in 9 patients (19.6%, among 46 patients with FISH results). Twenty-six (43.4%) patients had a ECOG PS ≥2 and 5 patients (8.3%) had extramedullary disease. Eighteen patients were not eligible for ixa phase 1/2 study (NCT01217957) according to its inclusion and exclusion criteria, and even more patients (36, 60%) were not eligible for TOURMALINE-MM2 study. (Table1). The best confirmed ORR (partial response or better) for all 60 patients was 93.3% (56/60), including 63.3% of patients with ≥VGPR and 20.0% with a CR. The median time to response was 41 days. Similar response was observed among different subgroups: the ORR in Ixa phase1/2 study-eligible/ineligible group, MM2 trial- eligible/ineligible group and patients with standard/high-risk cytogenetics was 95.2%, 88.9%, 91.7%, 94.4%, 91.9% and 100.0%, respectively. And no significant difference in response between different ixa-based regimens was observed. After a median follow-up of 137.5 days after the first dose of ixazomib treatment (range, 28 - 372), median overall survival (mOS) and progression-free survival (mPFS) were not reached. (Table2) Adverse events (AEs) of grade 3 or higher were uncommon, reported in 14 (23.3%) patients, including thrombocytopenia (4 patients, 6.7%), diarrhea (5 patients, 8.3%), pneumonia (3 patients, 5.0%) and hypokalemia (1, 1.7%). No drug-related grade 3/4 peripheral neuropathy was recorded. Median cycles of ixa received were 4 cycles (range 1-11); 50 (83.3%) were still on treatment at data cut-off; 6 (10.0%) patients discontinued ixa due to intolerable AEs and 4 (6.7%) stop treatment for other reasons (mostly economic concerns). Discussion and conclusion: Here we reported the first real world, multi-center data on the efficacy and safety profile of ixa-based frontline therapy in patients with NDMM. Our results show that the ixa-based frontline therapy in real-life clinical practice is highly effective and fast in response, with an efficacy data (ORR 93.3%, ≥VGPR rate 63.3%) even better than that reported in NCT01217957 trial (ORR 88.0%, ≥VGPR rate 58.8%). Given the fact that no patients received SCT during follow-up in our cohort, our results maybe more comparable to the ongoing MM2 trial assessing SCT-ineligible NDMM. Ixa-based frontline therapy is well tolerated in NDMM patients treated in routine clinical practice. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare. OffLabel Disclosure: Ixazomib is an oral proteasome inhibitor that approved for the use in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). Here in this abstract, I will present data on real-life practice of the use of ixazomib in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.


Blood ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 132 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 3292-3292
Author(s):  
Muhammad Abu Zar ◽  
Ahmad Kamal ◽  
Ali Younas Khan ◽  
Saad Ullah Malik ◽  
Mustafa Nadeem Malik ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction: Daratumumab is a human IgGκ monoclonal antibody targeting CD38 that has been approved for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM). We performed a meta-analysis of trials with daratumumab to find its efficacy and safety. Materials and Methods: Extensive literature search of Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and ClinicalTrials.gov on 5/07/2018 identified a total of 1596 articles. Fourteen articles (n = 1439) met the inclusion criteria, eleven in the relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) and three in the newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) group (Table 1). A meta-analysis was performed using STATA version 15 and inter study heterogeneity was calculated using I² statistic. Results: The overall response rate (ORR) was 69% (95% CI: 51-84%) and very good partial response or better (≥VGPR) was 40% (95% CI: 22-60%) in RRMM patients. In a subgroup analysis with three, two and single drug regimen, ORR was 85% (95% CI: 77-92%), 30% (95% CI: 21-40%) and 31% (95% CI: 24-39%) respectively in RRMM patients. The hazard ratio (HR) for progression free survival (PFS) with daratumumab based regimens was 0.35 (95% CI: 0.26-0.45) as compared to non-daratumumab based regimens in two randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The most effective regimen, in terms of PFS for RRMM patients with a median of a single previous line of therapy was daratumumab with lenalidomide with dexamethasone (24-months PFS rate: 68%) in the POLLUX trial (Dimopoulos et al., 2017). The ORR was 97% (95% CI: 92-100%) and ≥VGPR rate was 64% (95% CI: 44-83%) in NDMM patients (Figure 1). In the only available RCT for NDMM patients, the HR for PFS was 0.50 (95% CI: 0.38-0.65) (Mateos et al., 2017). Incidence of neutropenia was 30% (95% CI: 16-46%) and thrombocytopenia was 25% (95% CI: 15-37%). While the incidence of anemia was 17% (95% CI: 13-21%). Incidence of ≥ grade 3 non-hematologic treatment emergent adverse effects (TEAEs) were as follows: pneumonia (11.3-12%), hypertension (8-12%) and fatigue (4-12.5%). In daratumumab and non-daratumumab based regimens ≥ grade 3 infusions related reactions occurred in 5% of the patients. In the three RCTs, these hematologic (≥ grade 3) TEAEs were comparable as neutropenia occurred in 36.86% vs 29.57%, thrombocytopenia in 30% vs 29% and anemia in 16.67% vs 19% respectively. Patients on daratumumab based regimens who discontinued treatment due to TEAEs were 8.56% vs 9.93% on non-daratumumab based regimens in the three RCTs which shows that most of the treatment discontinuations was due to other drugs in the regimen. Conclusion: Our results suggest that daratumumab containing regimen is more effective than non-daratumumab based regimens for RRMM and NDMM patients. Three drug daratumumab based regimens are more effective when compared to two drug or daratumumab monotherapy regimens. The safety profile of daratumumab is favorable, which makes it an extremely useful drug. Despite limited data in NDMM patients, daratumumab based regimens appear to be highly effective. Further prospective randomized trials are needed to compare various daratumumab based regimens. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e20562-e20562
Author(s):  
Fredrik Schjesvold ◽  
Meletios A. Dimopoulos ◽  
Meral Beksac ◽  
Albert Oriol ◽  
Jindriska Lindsay ◽  
...  

e20562 Background: Upfront LEN until disease progression is a standard treatment (Tx) in multiple myeloma (MM). Data are limited on optimal Tx after first-line LEN, especially in LEN-refractory patients (pts), a growing population. In OPTIMISMM (phase 3, NCT01734928), PVd significantly improved median PFS at first relapse in relapsed refractory MM (RRMM) pts, of whom 100% were LEN pretreated and 57% were LEN refractory (median, 20.7 vs 11.6 mos; HR = 0.54 [95% CI, 0.36-0.82]; P = .0027) vs Vd (Richardson, 2019). Pd has shown efficacy and safety in RRMM pts with moderate or severe renal impairment (RI), including those on dialysis (Dimopoulos, 2018). However, outcomes with second-line PVd in RRMM pts with RI have not been assessed. Here we report efficacy and safety of PVd vs Vd at first relapse by renal status (CrCl < 60 vs ≥ 60 mL/min). Methods: Pts received PVd or Vd (1:1) in 21-day (D) cycles (C); POM 4 mg/D on D1-14 (PVd arm only); BORT 1.3 mg/m2 on D1, 4, 8, 11 of C1-8 and on D1, 8 of C9+; and DEX 20 mg/D (10 mg/D for pts aged > 75 yrs) on days of and after BORT. Pts on dialysis were excluded. Results: Of 559 pts enrolled, 226 (40%) had 1 prior line of therapy; of whom 28% had CrCl < 60 mL/min and 4% had severe RI (CrCl < 30 mL/min). In pts with CrCl < 60 mL/min (PVd vs Vd), median age was 74 vs 73 yrs. In pts with CrCl ≥ 60 mL/min (PVd vs Vd), median age was 62 vs 64 yrs. A higher proportion of pts with baseline CrCl < 60 (23% vs 43%) than ≥ 60 mL/min (7% vs 8%) had ISS stage III at study entry. Data cutoff was Oct 26, 2017. Median PFS was improved with PVd in both renal groups (Table). ORR significantly improved regardless of renal status. Depth of response also improved with PVd vs Vd; ≥ VGPR occurred in 54% vs 21% in the CrCl < 60 mL/min group and 64% vs 23% in the CrCl ≥ 60 mL/min group. Myelosuppression was the most common grade 3/4 TEAE (Table). Conclusions: Second-line PVd led to improved vs Vd in pts with RRMM and RI; however, the PFS difference was not statistically significant. Safety was consistent for PVd with no new signals in pts with RI. These findings further support the earlier use of POM-based Tx in RRMM pts, including those with mild to moderate RI. Clinical trial information: NCT01734928. [Table: see text]


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e18040-e18040
Author(s):  
Jose Luis Firvida Perez ◽  
Sergio Vazquez Estevez ◽  
Joaquin Casal Rubio ◽  
Miguel Alonso Bermejo ◽  
Silvia Varela Ferreiro ◽  
...  

e18040 Background: NSCLC is primarily a disease of older people with a median age of approximately 70 years (y) at diagnosis. Platinum combination chemotherapy (CT) has shown to be more effective than single agents but it is associated with more toxicity. Erlotinib is an EGFR TK inhibitor with a favourable toxicity profile and its oral administration makes it suitable to treat elderly p. No much is known about its efficacy and toxicities in this subpopulation, often under-represented in clinical trials. This Galician study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of erlotinib as 1st-line treatment (Tx) for elderly p with advanced nsNSCLC. Methods: Elderly p (≥70 years old) with stage IIIB/IV nsNSCLC were included in this prospective observational study. Erlotinib was orally administered at a dose of 150 mg daily until disease progression or intolerable toxicity. PFS (primary objective) and OS were measured from time of diagnosis. Results:A total of 31 p were enrolled. Baseline characteristics: Mean age 78 y (range 70-85); female 67.7%; adenocarcinoma (including BAC) 90.3%; never/current/former smokers (%): 54.8/16.1/22.6 (6.5% unknown), stage IV 84%; ECOG PS 0/1/2 (%): 6.4/45.2/48.4. The median PFS was 6.4 and the median OS was 9.9 months. Out of 26 evaluable p, 8 had PR and 8 SD, for an ORR of 30.8% and a DCR of 61.6%. The most common adverse event was skin rash, 38.7% (9.6% grade 3-4), diarrhoea, 25.8% (3.2% gr. 3-4) and asthenia, 19.3% (no gr 3-4 were reported). 5 p (16.1%) needed dose reduction and 3 p withdrew the Tx due to grade 3 diarrhoea, eye perforation and esofaghitis, respectively. EGFR mutational status was available for 10 p (32.2%); 4 p harboured activating mutations: 3 p achieved PR and 1 p SD. SLP of 31 (ongoing), 22.4 (ongoing), 13.6 and 9.8 months. Conclusions: These results in real-life settings confirm that erlotinib is an active and well tolerated agent as frontline Tx in elderly p (≥70) in nsNSCLC. Response rate is similar to that achieved with CT in younger people; benefit in PFS is modest, but median OS is acceptable, taking into account that half of the p had a PS of 2 EGFR mutation testing should be strongly encouraged among elderly p.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 887-895 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Catalano ◽  
Giandomenico Roviello ◽  
Raffaele Conca ◽  
Alberto D’Angelo ◽  
Valeria Emma Palmieri ◽  
...  

Background: The phase III MPACT trial demonstrated the superiority of gemcitabine (Gem) combined with Nab-paclitaxel (Nab-P) versus gemcitabine alone in previously untreated patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Gem/Nab-P in routine clinical practice. Methods: From January 2015 to December 2018, patients with metastatic PDAC receiving firstline treatment with a combination of gemcitabine and Nab-paclitaxel were included in a multicentre retrospective observational study. Exploratory analyses of efficacy, and prognostic and predictive markers, were performed. Results: The cohort comprised 115 patients (median age 65 [range 50-84] years) with good performance status (ECOG PS 0-1). The median overall survival (OS) was 11 months (95% CI; 9-13) and the median progression-free survival (PFS) was 6 months (95% CI 5-7). Partial response and stable disease were achieved in 44 and 30 patients, respectively, yielding an overall disease control rate (DCR) of 64.3%. Grade 3-4 hematological toxicity frequency was 22.61% for neutropenia, 5.22% for anemia, and 3.48% for thrombocytopenia. Grade 3 asthenia was recorded in 2.61% of patients. No grade 4 non-hematological events were reported. Dose reduction was necessary in 51.3% of the patients. Conclusions: Our results confirm the efficacy and safety of a first-line regimen comprising gemcitabine and Nab-paclitaxel in metastatic PDAC in a real-life population.


2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (8) ◽  
pp. 030006052110381
Author(s):  
Yin Wang ◽  
Yanqing Li ◽  
Ye Chai

Objective To systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of combination regimens containing daratumumab in patients with multiple myeloma (MM). Methods A systematic search of publications listed on electronic databases (PubMed®, The Cochrane Library, Science Direct and Web of Science) between inception and 13 November 2020 was conducted to find randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that included patients with MM that were treated with combination regimens containing daratumumab. Results A total of seven RCTs were included ( n = 4268 patients). Meta-analysis showed that compared with the control group, the group containing daratumumab showed a significantly better overall response rate and a complete response or better. Daratumumab improved efficacy in both standard-risk and cytogenetically high-risk patients with MM. The prevalence of neutropenia (≥grade 3) and pneumonia was significantly higher in the daratumumab group compared with the control group. Conclusion The available evidence demonstrated that the clinical application of combination regimens containing daratumumab improved the efficacy in patients with MM and had acceptable safety.


2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (22) ◽  
pp. 3664-3670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cyrille Hulin ◽  
Thierry Facon ◽  
Philippe Rodon ◽  
Brigitte Pegourie ◽  
Lotfi Benboubker ◽  
...  

Purpose Until recently, melphalan and prednisone were the standards of care in elderly patients with multiple myeloma. The addition of thalidomide to this combination demonstrated a survival benefit for patients age 65 to 75 years. This randomized, placebo-controlled, phase III trial investigated the efficacy of melphalan and prednisone plus thalidomide in patients older than 75 years with newly diagnosed myeloma. Patients and Methods Between April 2002 and December 2006, 232 previously untreated patients with myeloma, age 75 years or older, were enrolled and 229 were randomly assigned to treatment. All patients received melphalan (0.2 mg/kg/d) plus prednisone (2 mg/kg/d) for 12 courses (day 1 to 4) every 6 weeks. Patients were randomly assigned to receive 100 mg/d of oral thalidomide (n = 113) or placebo (n = 116), continuously for 72 weeks. The primary end point was overall survival. Results After a median follow-up of 47.5 months, overall survival was significantly longer in patients who received melphalan and prednisone plus thalidomide compared with those who received melphalan and prednisone plus placebo (median, 44.0 v 29.1 months; P = .028). Progression-free survival was significantly prolonged in the melphalan and prednisone plus thalidomide group (median, 24.1 v 18.5 months; P = .001). Two adverse events were significantly increased in the melphalan and prednisone plus thalidomide group: grade 2 to 4 peripheral neuropathy (20% v 5% in the melphalan and prednisone plus placebo group; P < .001) and grade 3 to 4 neutropenia (23% v 9%; P = .003). Conclusion This trial confirms the superiority of the combination melphalan and prednisone plus thalidomide over melphalan and prednisone alone for prolonging survival in very elderly patients with newly diagnosed myeloma. Toxicity was acceptable.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shenghao Wu ◽  
Cuiping Zheng ◽  
Songyan Chen ◽  
Xiaoping Cai ◽  
Yuejian Shi ◽  
...  

Objective. To investigate the efficacy and safety of the treatment of the newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) patients with the therapy of subcutaneous (subQ) administration of bortezomib and dexamethasone plus thalidomide (VTD) regimen.Methods. A total of 60 newly diagnosed MM patients were analyzed. 30 patients received improved VTD regimen (improved VTD group) with the subQ injection of bortezomib and the other 30 patients received conventional VTD regimen (VTD group).The efficacy and safety of two groups were analyzed retrospectively.Results. The overall remission (OR) after eight cycles of treatment was 73.3% in the VTD group and 76.7% in the improved VTD group (P>0.05). No significant differences in time to 1-year estimate of overall survival (72% versus 75%,P=0.848) and progression-free survival (median 22 months versus 25 months;P=0.725) between two groups. The main toxicities related to therapy were leukopenia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, asthenia, fatigue, and renal and urinary disorders. Grade 3 and higher adverse events were significantly less common in the improved VTD group (50%) than VTD group (80%,P=0.015).Conclusions. The improved VTD regimen by changing bortezomib from intravenous administration to subcutaneous injection has noninferior efficacy to standard VTD regimen, with an improved safety profile and reduced adverse events.


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