2007-06-01
Safety and efficacy of bortezomib in high-risk and elderly patients with relapsed multiple myeloma
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British Journal of Haematology , Volume 137 - Issue 5 p. 429- 435
Adverse prognostic factors in multiple myeloma include advanced age, number of prior therapies, and higher International Staging System (ISS) disease stage. In the international, randomised, phase-3 Assessment of Proteasome Inhibition for Extending Remissions (APEX) study, bortezomib demonstrated significantly longer time to progression (TTP), higher response rates and improved survival compared with high-dose dexamethasone in patients with relapsed multiple myeloma following one to three prior therapies. In this APEX subgroup analysis, efficacy of bortezomib and dexamethasone was compared in elderly (age ≥65 years) and high-risk (>1 prior line of therapy; ISS stage II/III; refractory to prior therapy) patients. Bortezomib demonstrated substantial clinical activity in these patients. Response rate (34-40% vs. 13-19%), including complete response rate (5-8% vs. 0-1%), was significantly higher with bortezomib versus dexamethasone in all four subgroups. Similarly, median TTP was significantly longer with bortezomib versus dexamethasone, and 1-year survival probability was significantly higher in all subgroups. As in the total APEX population, rates of grade 3/4 adverse events were higher in bortezomib- versus dexamethasone-treated patients aged ≥65 years and with >1 prior line, while rates of serious adverse events were similar; toxicities generally proved manageable. Bortezomib should be considered an appropriate treatment for elderly and high-risk patients with relapsed multiple myeloma.
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doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2141.2007.06585.x, hdl.handle.net/1765/35383 | |
British Journal of Haematology | |
Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
Richardson, P. G., Sonneveld, P., Schuster, M., Irwin, D., Stadtmauer, E., Facon, T., … Anderson, K. (2007). Safety and efficacy of bortezomib in high-risk and elderly patients with relapsed multiple myeloma. British Journal of Haematology, 137(5), 429–435. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.2007.06585.x |