Bortezomib in combination with intermediate-dose dexamethasone and continuous low-dose oral cyclophosphamide for relapsed multiple myeloma.
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Bortezomib in combination with intermediate-dose dexamethasone and continuous low-dose oral cyclophosphamide for relapsed multiple myeloma. / Kropff, Martin; Bisping, Guido; Schuck, Elke; Liebisch, Peter; Lang, Nicola; Hentrich, Markus; Dechow, Tobias; Kröger, Nicolaus; Salwender, Hans; Metzner, Bernd; Sezer, Orhan; Engelhardt, Monika; Wolf, Hans-Heinrich; Einsele, Hermann; Volpert, Sarah; Heinecke, Achim; Berdel, Wolfgang E; Kienast, Joachim.
In: BRIT J HAEMATOL, Vol. 138, No. 3, 3, 2007, p. 330-337.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Bortezomib in combination with intermediate-dose dexamethasone and continuous low-dose oral cyclophosphamide for relapsed multiple myeloma.
AU - Kropff, Martin
AU - Bisping, Guido
AU - Schuck, Elke
AU - Liebisch, Peter
AU - Lang, Nicola
AU - Hentrich, Markus
AU - Dechow, Tobias
AU - Kröger, Nicolaus
AU - Salwender, Hans
AU - Metzner, Bernd
AU - Sezer, Orhan
AU - Engelhardt, Monika
AU - Wolf, Hans-Heinrich
AU - Einsele, Hermann
AU - Volpert, Sarah
AU - Heinecke, Achim
AU - Berdel, Wolfgang E
AU - Kienast, Joachim
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - A phase 2 trial was performed to study the combination of bortezomib (VELCADE) with intermediate-dose dexamethasone (DEX), and continuous low-dose oral cyclophosphamide (CY) in patients with relapsed multiple myeloma (MM). Fifty-four patients with advanced MM were enroled to receive eight 3-week treatment cycles with bortezomib 1.3 mg/m(2) on days 1, 4, 8, and 11, followed by three 5-week cycles with bortezomib 1.3 mg/m(2) on days 1, 8, 15, and 22. Within all cycles, DEX 20 mg/d was given orally on the day of bortezomib injection and the day thereafter. In addition, patients received CY continuous oral treatment at a dose of 50 mg/d p.o. once daily. Fifty patients completing at least one treatment cycle were evaluable for response. Complete, partial, and minor responses occurred in 16%, 66% and 8% of patients, respectively; overall response rate 90% (efficacy analysis). Median event-free survival was 12 months, with a median overall survival of 22 months. Adverse events (AE) of grades 3 or 4 occurring in at least 10% of patients comprised leucopenia, infection, herpes zoster, thrombocytopenia, neuropathy and fatigue. Bortezomib combined with DEX and CY is a highly effective treatment for relapsed MM at an acceptable rate of grade 3/4 AE. Antiviral prophylaxis appears to be mandatory.
AB - A phase 2 trial was performed to study the combination of bortezomib (VELCADE) with intermediate-dose dexamethasone (DEX), and continuous low-dose oral cyclophosphamide (CY) in patients with relapsed multiple myeloma (MM). Fifty-four patients with advanced MM were enroled to receive eight 3-week treatment cycles with bortezomib 1.3 mg/m(2) on days 1, 4, 8, and 11, followed by three 5-week cycles with bortezomib 1.3 mg/m(2) on days 1, 8, 15, and 22. Within all cycles, DEX 20 mg/d was given orally on the day of bortezomib injection and the day thereafter. In addition, patients received CY continuous oral treatment at a dose of 50 mg/d p.o. once daily. Fifty patients completing at least one treatment cycle were evaluable for response. Complete, partial, and minor responses occurred in 16%, 66% and 8% of patients, respectively; overall response rate 90% (efficacy analysis). Median event-free survival was 12 months, with a median overall survival of 22 months. Adverse events (AE) of grades 3 or 4 occurring in at least 10% of patients comprised leucopenia, infection, herpes zoster, thrombocytopenia, neuropathy and fatigue. Bortezomib combined with DEX and CY is a highly effective treatment for relapsed MM at an acceptable rate of grade 3/4 AE. Antiviral prophylaxis appears to be mandatory.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 138
SP - 330
EP - 337
JO - BRIT J HAEMATOL
JF - BRIT J HAEMATOL
SN - 0007-1048
IS - 3
M1 - 3
ER -