A randomized phase II, open-label and multicenter study of combination regimens of bortezomib at two doses by subcutaneous injection for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients
Purpose Combinations of bortezomib (Velcade), cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone have shown significant efficacy and safety for patients of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM). In this study, we compared the efficacy and safety of modified VCD regimens with novel changes in bortezomib dose and s...
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Published in | Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology Vol. 145; no. 9; pp. 2343 - 2355 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Berlin/Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
01.09.2019
Springer Nature B.V |
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Summary: | Purpose
Combinations of bortezomib (Velcade), cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone have shown significant efficacy and safety for patients of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM). In this study, we compared the efficacy and safety of modified VCD regimens with novel changes in bortezomib dose and schedule for NDMM.
Methods
Eighty-five NDMM patients from multiple centers were randomly assigned to a high-dose (1.6 mg/m
2
) (group A) or a low-dose (1.3 mg/m
2
) (group B) bortezomib, administrated on days 1, 6, 11, and 16 subcutaneously in a 4-week cycle for nine cycles, combined with 40 mg dexamethasone on bortezomib days and cyclophosphamide 300 mg/m
2
on days 1–3 intravenously.
Results
After four cycles, complete response (CR) or better in group A (43.6%) was higher than that in group B (12.8%) (
P
= 0.002). During induction, for patients with R-ISS stage III, the CR or better rate in group A was superior to that in group B (
P
= 0.01). Of patients < 65, the CR or better rate of group A was superior to that of group B (
P
= 0.004). Rapid onset of CR occurred in group A (
P
< 0.01). Meanwhile, rate of 3–4 diarrhea was higher in group A (
P
= 0.03), which caused higher rate of dose reduction for patients ≥ 65 (
P
= 0.041). No significant difference between the two groups in PFS and OS.
Conclusions
The studied high-dose VCD as induction regimen had an improved CR rate, especially in patients < 65 or with R-ISS stage III, and is feasible for young and high-risk patients.
Trial registration
ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02086942. |
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ISSN: | 0171-5216 1432-1335 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00432-019-02967-3 |