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Ojo AS, Araoye MO, Ali A, Sarma R. The impact of current therapeutic options on the health-related quality of life of patients with relapse/refractory multiple myeloma: a systematic review of clinical studies. J Cancer Surviv 2024; 18:673-697. [PMID: 36645615 DOI: 10.1007/s11764-023-01332-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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PURPOSE Patients with relapse and/or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) have a high disease burden with poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) which worsens with each additional relapse. We aimed to review the impact of triplet, doublet, monotherapies, and salvage autologous stem cell transplantation on the HRQoL of RRMM patients. METHODS We performed a comprehensive literature search of Medline/PubMed, Wiley Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Scopus, CINAHL, and Clinicaltrials.gov to identify clinical studies in RRMM patients with HRQoL as an outcome measure. The ISOQoL and CONSORT-PRO extension guidelines were used to assess the quality of HRQoL reporting. We synthesized the result using a qualitative analysis. RESULTS A total of 10,245 RRMM patients enrolled in 28 eligible studies received either a triplet, doublet regimen, monotherapy, or salvage autologous stem cell transplantation. The EORTC QLQ-C30 was the most used questionnaire, and compliance with HRQoL reporting standards is generally poor among studies without an additional HRQoL publication. Most of the current therapeutic options are at best able to maintain HRQoL at baseline but not improve it. The methodological and reporting heterogeneity among the studies complicates generalizations. CONCLUSIONS Many of the current treatment regimens for RRMM have demonstrated clinical effectiveness in trials. Unlike newly diagnosed MM, these regimens are less likely to result in significant improvement in HRQoL in RRMM. This should be communicated to patients before initiating therapies. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS Individualized therapeutic approach for RRMM should be chosen based on a shared decision-making process that aligns clinical efficacy with patients' treatment priorities and HRQoL.
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- Ademola S Ojo
- Department of Internal Medicine, Howard University Hospital, 2041 Georgia Ave. NW, Washington, DC, USA.
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- Hematology/Oncology Division, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology Division, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology Division, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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Delforge M, Patel K, Eliason L, Dhanda D, Shi L, Guo S, Marshall TS, Arnulf B, Cavo M, Nooka A, Manier S, Callander N, Giralt S, Einsele H, Ailawadhi S, Popa McKiver M, Cook M, Rodríguez-Otero P. Health-related quality of life in patients with triple-class exposed relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma treated with idecabtagene vicleucel or standard regimens: patient-reported outcomes from the phase 3, randomised, open-label KarMMa-3 clinical trial. Lancet Haematol 2024; 11:e216-e227. [PMID: 38423700 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(24)00005-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel) showed significantly improved progression-free survival compared with standard regimens in adults with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma who had received two to four previous regimens in the ongoing phase 3 KarMMa-3 trial (NCT03651128). This study analysed patient-reported outcomes (PROs), a KarMMa-3 secondary endpoint. METHODS In the randomised, open-label, phase 3 KarMMa-3 trial, 386 patients in hospitals (≥18 years of age, with measurable disease and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score of 0 or 1, who had received two to four previous regimens-including an immunomodulatory agent, a proteasome inhibitor, and daratumumab-and had documented disease progression after receiving their last dose of the last therapy) were randomly assigned to ide-cel (n=254) or standard regimens (daratumumab, pomalidomide, and dexamethasone; daratumumab, bortezomib, and dexamethasone; ixazomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone; carfilzomib and dexamethasone; or elotuzumab, pomalidomide, and dexamethasone; n=132). Patients were expected to complete the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life C30 Questionnaire (QLQ-C30), Multiple Myeloma Module (QLQ-MY20), EQ 5 dimensions (EQ-5D), and EQ-5D visual analogue scale (VAS) at baseline and follow-up timepoints (data cutoff April 18, 2022). PROs included nine prespecified primary domains: EORTC QLQ-C30 GHS-quality of life (QoL), physical functioning, cognitive functioning, fatigue, and pain; QLQ-MY20 disease symptoms and side effects of treatment; and five-level EQ-5D (EQ-5D-5L) index score and EQ-5D visual VAS. Differences in overall least-squares mean changes from baseline to month 20 were analysed using post-hoc constrained longitudinal data analysis. Time to confirmed improvement or deterioration from baseline was analysed using Cox proportional hazard models. FINDINGS Patients were randomly assigned between May 6, 2019, and April 8, 2022. Overall, the median age was 63 years (IQR 55-68); 151 (39%) patients were female; and 250 (65%) patients were White, 36 (9%) Black or African American, 19 (5%) Hispanic or Latino, 12 (3%) Asian, and seven (2%) of other race. The median follow-up was 18·6 months (IQR 14·0-26·4). PRO compliance was higher than 75% throughout. Overall least-squares mean changes from baseline favoured ide-cel with Hedges' g effect sizes from 0·3 to 0·7 for most domains. Patients in the ide-cel group showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements across the primary PRO domains of interest, with the exception of QLQ-MY20 disease symptoms, side effects of treatment, and EQ-5D-5L index score, which showed improvement across assessment visits but did not exceed the within-group minimally important difference thresholds. The ide-cel group had shorter times to clinically meaningful improvement than the standard regimens group in QLQ-C30 domains except in role functioning, diarrhoea, and financial difficulties; in QLQ-MY20 domains except body image; and in EQ-5D-VAS. INTERPRETATION Ide-cel offers improved health-related quality of life compared with standard regimens for patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma after previous lines of therapy. The PRO data highlight the extended QoL benefits of a one-time infusion with ide-cel compared with continuous treatment with standard regimens in the treatment of triple-class exposed patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma. FUNDING 2seventy bio and Celgene, a Bristol Myers Squibb Company.
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- Michel Delforge
- Department of Hematology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Lymphoma Myeloma, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Immuno-Hematology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Seràgnoli Institute of Hematology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Lille, France
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care, University of Wisconsin Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Celgene International Sàrl, a Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Boudry, Switzerland
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Forde K, Cocks K, Wells JR, McMillan I, Kyriakou C. Use of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer multiple myeloma module (EORTC QLQ-MY20): a review of the literature 25 years after development. Blood Cancer J 2023; 13:79. [PMID: 37193682 DOI: 10.1038/s41408-023-00815-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023] Open
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The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Multiple Myeloma Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-MY20) was developed in 1996 to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with multiple myeloma. Since its development new therapies have prolonged survival in patients with myeloma and new combination agents are likely to impact HRQoL outcomes and its measurement.The aim of this review was to explore the use of the QLQ-MY20 and reported methodological issues.An electronic database search was conducted (1996-June 2020) to identify clinical studies/research that used the QLQ-MY20 or assessed its psychometric properties. Data were extracted from full-text publications/conference abstracts and checked by a second rater.The search returned 65 clinical and 9 psychometric validation studies. The QLQ-MY20 was used in interventional (n = 21, 32%) and observational (n = 44, 68%) studies and the publication of QLQ-MY20 data in clinical trials increased over time. Clinical studies commonly included relapsed patients with myeloma patients (n = 15, 68%) and assessed a range of combinations therapies.QLQ-MY20 subscales (disease symptoms [DS], side effects of treatment [SE], future perspectives [FP], body image [BI]) were defined as secondary (n = 12, 55%) or exploratory (n = 7, 32%) trial endpoints, particularly DS (n = 16, 72%) and SE (n = 16, 72%). Validation articles demonstrated that all domains performed well regarding internal consistency reliability (>0.7), test-reset reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient > =0.85), internal and external convergent and discriminant validity. Four articles reported a high percentage of ceiling effects in the BI subscale; all other subscales performed well regarding floor and ceiling effects.The EORTC QLQ-MY20 remains a widely used and psychometrically robust instrument. While no specific problems were identified from the published literature, qualitative interviews are ongoing to ensure new concepts and side effects are included that may arise from patients receiving novel treatments or from longer survival with multiple lines of treatment.
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- K Forde
- Adelphi Values, Patient-Centered Outcomes, Bollington, Cheshire, UK
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- Adelphi Values, Patient-Centered Outcomes, Bollington, Cheshire, UK
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- Previously of Adelphi Values, Patient-Centered Outcomes, Bollington, Cheshire, UK
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- Previously of Adelphi Values, Patient-Centered Outcomes, Bollington, Cheshire, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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Yago MR, Mehta K, Bose M, Bhagwat S, Chopra VS, Dutta S, Upreti VV. Mechanistic Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Modeling in Support of a Patient-Convenient, Longer Dosing Interval for Carfilzomib, a Covalent Inhibitor of the Proteasome. Clin Pharmacokinet 2023; 62:779-788. [PMID: 37072559 PMCID: PMC10182103 DOI: 10.1007/s40262-023-01242-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Carfilzomib is an irreversible second-generation proteasome inhibitor that has a short elimination half-life but much longer pharmacodynamic (PD) effect based on its irreversible mechanism of action, making it amenable to longer dosing intervals. A mechanistic pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) model was built using a bottom-up approach, based on the mechanism of action of carfilzomib and the biology of the proteasome, to provide further evidence of the comparability of once-weekly and twice-weekly dosing. METHODS The model was qualified using clinical data from the phase III ENDEAVOR study, where the safety and efficacy of bortezomib (a reversible proteasome inhibitor) and carfilzomib were compared. Simulations were performed to compare the average proteasome inhibition across five cycles of treatment for the 20/70 mg/m2 once-weekly (70 QW) and 20/56 mg/m2 twice-weekly (56 BIW) regimens. RESULTS Results indicated that while 70 QW had a higher maximum concentration (Cmax) and lower steady-state area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) than 56 BIW, the average proteasome inhibition after five cycles of treatment between the regimens was comparable. Presumably, the higher Cmax of carfilzomib from 70 QW compensates for the lower overall AUC compared with 56 BIW, and hence 70 QW is expected to have comparable proteasome inhibition, and therefore comparable efficacy, to 56 BIW. The comparable model-predicted proteasome inhibition between 70 QW and 56 BIW also translated to comparable clinical response, in terms of overall response rate and progression-free survival. CONCLUSION This work provides a framework for which mechanistic PK/PD modeling can be used to guide optimization of dosing intervals for therapeutics with significantly longer PD effects than PK, and help further justify patient-convenient, longer dosing intervals.
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- Marc R Yago
- Clinical Pharmacology, Modeling and Simulation, Amgen Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Modeling and Simulation, Amgen Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Modeling and Simulation, Amgen Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Modeling and Simulation, Amgen Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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- Clinical Biomarkers and Diagnostics, Amgen Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Modeling and Simulation, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Modeling and Simulation, Amgen Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA.
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Martin T, Lin Y, Agha M, Cohen AD, Htut M, Stewart AK, Hari P, Berdeja JG, Usmani SZ, Yeh TM, Olyslager Y, Goldberg JD, Schecter JM, Madduri D, Jackson CC, Deraedt W, Gries KS, Fastenau JM, Trudeau JJ, Akram M, Pacaud L, Jakubowiak A, Jagannath S. Health-related quality of life in patients given ciltacabtagene autoleucel for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (CARTITUDE-1): a phase 1b–2, open-label study. THE LANCET HAEMATOLOGY 2022; 9:e897-e905. [DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(22)00284-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Gadalla HH, Lee S, Kim H, Armstrong AT, Fathalla D, Habib F, Jeong H, Lee W, Yeo Y. Size optimization of carfilzomib nanocrystals for systemic delivery to solid tumors. J Control Release 2022; 352:637-651. [PMID: 36349616 PMCID: PMC9737058 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.10.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Carfilzomib (CFZ) is a second-generation proteasome inhibitor effective in blood cancer therapy. However, CFZ has shown limited efficacy in solid tumor therapy due to the short half-life and poor tumor distribution. Albumin-coated nanocrystal (NC) formulation was shown to improve the circulation stability of CFZ, but its antitumor efficacy remained suboptimal. We hypothesize that NC size reduction is critical to the formulation safety and efficacy as the small size would decrease the distribution in the reticuloendothelial system (RES) and selectively increase the uptake by tumor cells. We controlled the size of CFZ-NCs by varying the production parameters in the crystallization-in-medium method and compared the size-reduced CFZ-NCs (z-average of 168 nm, NC168) with a larger counterpart (z-average of 325 nm, NC325) as well as the commercial CFZ formulation (CFZ-CD). Both CFZ-NCs showed similar or higher cytotoxicity than CFZ-CD against breast cancer cells. NC168 showed greater uptake by cancer cells, less uptake by macrophages and lower immune cell toxicity than NC325 or CFZ-CD. NC168, but not NC325, showed a similar safety profile to CFZ-CD in vivo. The biodistribution and antitumor efficacy of CFZ-NCs in mice were also size-dependent. NC168 showed greater antitumor efficacy and tumor accumulation but lower RES accumulation than NC325 in 4T1 breast cancer model. These results support that NC formulation with an optimal particle size can improve the therapeutic efficacy of CFZ in solid tumors.
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- Hytham H. Gadalla
- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 West Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA,Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 West Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA,Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 61 Daehak-ro, Gumi, Gyeongbuk 39177, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 West Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt
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- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 West Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea,Corresponding authors: Wooin Lee, Ph.D., Phone: 82.2.880.7873, Fax: 82.2.888.0649, , Yoon Yeo, Ph.D., Phone: 1.765.496.9608, Fax: 1.765.494.6545,
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- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 West Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA,Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA,Corresponding authors: Wooin Lee, Ph.D., Phone: 82.2.880.7873, Fax: 82.2.888.0649, , Yoon Yeo, Ph.D., Phone: 1.765.496.9608, Fax: 1.765.494.6545,
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Efficace F, Cottone F, Sparano F, Caocci G, Vignetti M, Chakraborty R. Patient-Reported Outcomes in Randomized Controlled Trials of Patients with Multiple Myeloma: A Systematic Literature Review of Studies Published Between 2014 and 2021. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA, MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2022; 22:442-459. [PMID: 35183476 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2022.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND We performed a systematic literature review to identify the most recently published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in multiple myeloma (MM) with a patient-reported outcome (PRO) endpoint, and to summarize both clinical and PRO results, as well as to examine the quality of reporting by phase of disease. We also aimed to describe main type of PRO analysis used and interpretation of clinical significance of PRO findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS We searched PubMed and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials to identify RCTs of cancer-directed therapy in patients with MM published between January 2014 and April 2021. RESULTS Thirty-two RCTs with a total of 19,798 patients enrolled were identified in our review. In all studies, PROs were secondary or exploratory endpoints. Half of the studies (n = 16) included newly diagnosed patients, 15 RCTs included patients with relapsed/refractory MM, and one study included patients with smoldering MM. Progression-free survival was the most frequently used primary endpoint. All studies provided unique PRO information that could be used to more comprehensively assess the risk/benefit of the newly tested drugs. However, the identified RCTs were heterogeneous regarding the presentation, and interpretation of PRO results. CONCLUSION The number of RCTs including PROs in MM research has notably increased in recent years. However, more consistency in the methodological approach to PRO assessment, and interpretation of outcomes is needed to ensure that PRO findings will be more impactful on patient care.
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- Fabio Efficace
- Italian Group for Adult Hematologic Diseases (GIMEMA), Data Center and Health Outcomes Research Unit, Rome, Italy.
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- Italian Group for Adult Hematologic Diseases (GIMEMA), Data Center and Health Outcomes Research Unit, Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Adult Hematologic Diseases (GIMEMA), Data Center and Health Outcomes Research Unit, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Italian Group for Adult Hematologic Diseases (GIMEMA), Data Center and Health Outcomes Research Unit, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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Delforge M, Shah N, Miguel JSF, Braverman J, Dhanda DS, Shi L, Guo S, Yu P, Liao W, Campbell TB, Munshi NC. Health-related quality of life with idecabtagene vicleucel in relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma. Blood Adv 2022; 6:1309-1318. [PMID: 34933328 PMCID: PMC8864645 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021005913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel), a B-cell maturation antigen-directed chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy, showed deep, durable responses in patients with triple-class exposed, relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) in the phase 2 KarMMa (Efficacy and Safety Study of bb2121 in Subjects With Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma) trial. We assessed health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among KarMMa patients. The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life C30 Questionnaire and its supplementary 20-item multiple myeloma module, as well as the EuroQol 5-dimension 5-level instrument, were administered at screening, baseline (≤72 hours before or same day as lymphodepletion), day of ide-cel treatment, and after ide-cel treatment. Mean changes from baseline that exceeded the predetermined threshold of minimally important difference were deemed clinically meaningful. The proportions of patients experiencing clinically meaningful changes in HRQoL were assessed using within-patient change thresholds. Time to stable improvement (≥2 consecutive visits with clinically meaningful HRQoL improvements) was analyzed by using the Kaplan-Meier method. A total of 126 (98%) of 128 patients treated with ide-cel were included in the HRQoL analysis. Pretreatment baseline RRMM burden was high and meaningfully worse than that in the age- and sex-weighted general population. Statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements from baseline were observed by month 1 for pain (-8.9) and disease symptoms (-10.2), and by month 2 for fatigue (-7.2), physical functioning (6.1), cognitive functioning (6.7), and global health status/QoL (8.0). Clinically meaningful improvements in fatigue, pain, and physical functioning were most prominent at months 9, 12, and 18, respectively, and were sustained through 15 to 18 months after ide-cel treatment. For triple-class exposed patients with RRMM with a poor prognosis and few treatment options, a single ide-cel infusion provides early, sustained, statistically significant, and clinically meaningful improvements in HRQoL. This study was registered at Clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT03361748.
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- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- The LeBow Institute for Myeloma Therapeutics and Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Hevroni G, Korde N. Examining health related quality of life outcomes in multiple myeloma: Past and future perspectives. Semin Oncol 2022; 49:94-102. [DOI: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2022.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Tremblay G, Daniele P, Breeze J, Li L, Shah J, Shacham S, Kauffman M, Engelhardt M, Chari A, Nooka A, Vogl D, Gavriatopoulou M, Dimopoulos MA, Richardson P, Biran N, Siegel D, Vlummens P, Doyen C, Facon T, Mohty M, Meuleman N, Levy M, Costa L, Hoffman JE, Delforge M, Kaminetzky D, Weisel K, Raab M, Dingli D, Tuchman S, Laurent F, Vij R, Schiller G, Moreau P, Richter J, Schreder M, Podar K, Parker T, Cornell RF, Lionel K, Choquet S, Sundar J. Quality of life analyses in patients with multiple myeloma: results from the Selinexor (KPT-330) Treatment of Refractory Myeloma (STORM) phase 2b study. BMC Cancer 2021; 21:993. [PMID: 34488662 PMCID: PMC8419947 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-021-08453-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Selinexor is an oral, selective nuclear export inhibitor. STORM was a phase 2b, single-arm, open-label, multicenter trial of selinexor with low dose dexamethasone in patients with penta-exposed relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) that met its primary endpoint, with overall response of 26% (95% confidence interval [CI], 19 to 35%). Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was a secondary endpoint measured using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Multiple Myeloma (FACT-MM). This study examines impact of selinexor treatment on HRQoL of patients treated in STORM and reports two approaches to calculate minimal clinically important differences for the FACT-MM. METHODS FACT-MM data were collected at baseline, on day 1 of each 4-week treatment cycle, and at end of treatment (EOT). Changes from baseline were analyzed for the FACT-MM total score, FACT-trial outcome index (TOI), FACT-General (FACT-G), and the MM-specific domain using mixed-effects regression models. Two approaches for evaluating minimal clinically important differences were explored: the first defined as 10% of the instrument range, and the second based on estimated mean baseline differences between Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) scores. Post-hoc difference analysis compared change in scores from baseline to EOT for treatment responders and non-responders. RESULTS Eighty patients were included in the analysis; the mean number of prior therapies was 7.9 (standard deviation [SD] 3.1), and mean duration of myeloma was 7.6 years (SD 3.4). Each exploratory minimal clinically important difference threshold yielded consistent results whereby most patients did not experience HRQoL decline during the first six cycles of treatment (range: 53.9 to 75.7% for the first approach; range: 52.6 to 72.9% for the second). Treatment responders experienced less decline in HRQoL from baseline to EOT than non-responders, which was significant for the FACT-G, but not for other scores. CONCLUSION The majority of patients did not experience decline in HRQoL based on minimal clinically important differences during early cycles of treatment with selinexor and dexamethasone in the STORM trial. An anchor-based approach utilizing patient-level data (ECOG PS score) to define minimal clinically important differences for the FACT-MM gave consistent results with a distribution-based approach. TRIAL REGISTRATION This trial was registered on ClinicalTrials.gov under the trial-ID NCT02336815 on January 8, 2015.
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- Gabriel Tremblay
- Purple Squirrel Economics, 1600 Notre Dame W, Suite 201, Montreal, QC, H3J 1M1, Canada.
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- Purple Squirrel Economics, 1600 Notre Dame W, Suite 201, Montreal, QC, H3J 1M1, Canada
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- Purple Squirrel Economics, 1600 Notre Dame W, Suite 201, Montreal, QC, H3J 1M1, Canada
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- Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc., Newton, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
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- Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, USA
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- Abramson Cancer Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, USA
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- Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, USA
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- Université catholique de Louvain, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, USA
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA
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- Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
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- University Hospital Krems, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Krems an der Donau, Austria
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- Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Saint-Genis-Laval, France
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- Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
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Gay F, Günther A, Offidani M, Engelhardt M, Salvini M, Montefusco V, Patriarca F, Aquino S, Pönisch W, Spada S, Schub N, Gentili S, Wäsch R, Corradini P, Straka C, Palumbo A, Einsele H, Boccadoro M, Sonneveld P, Gramatzki M. Carfilzomib, bendamustine, and dexamethasone in patients with advanced multiple myeloma: The EMN09 phase 1/2 study of the European Myeloma Network. Cancer 2021; 127:3413-3421. [PMID: 34181755 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.33647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Combined therapy with carfilzomib, bendamustine, and dexamethasone was evaluated in this multicenter phase 1/2 trial conducted within the European Myeloma Network (EMN09 trial). METHODS Sixty-three patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who had received ≥2 lines of prior therapy were included. The phase 1 portion of the study determined the maximum tolerated dose of carfilzomib with bendamustine set at 70 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8. After 8 cycles, responding patients received maintenance therapy with carfilzomib and dexamethasone until progression. RESULTS On the basis of the phase 1 results, the recommended phase 2 dose for carfilzomib was 27 mg/m2 twice weekly in weeks 1, 2, and 3. Fifty-two percent of patients achieved a partial response or better, and 32% reached a very good partial response or better. The clinical benefit rate was 93%. After a median follow-up of 21.9 months, the median progression-free survival was 11.6 months, and the median overall survival was 30.4 months. The reported grade ≥3 hematologic adverse events (AEs) were lymphopenia (29%), neutropenia (25%), and thrombocytopenia (22%). The main nonhematologic grade ≥3 AEs were pneumonia, thromboembolic events (10%), cardiac AEs (8%), and hypertension (2%). CONCLUSIONS In heavily pretreated patients who have relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, combined carfilzomib, bendamustine, and dexamethasone is an effective treatment option administered in the outpatient setting. Infection prophylaxis and attention to patients with cardiovascular predisposition are required.
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- Francesca Gay
- Myeloma Unit, Division of Hematology, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy
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- Division of Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunotherapy, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Hematology Clinic, AOU Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Department for Hematology and Oncology, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Myeloma Unit, Division of Hematology, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy
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- Hematology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Ematologia e Centro Trapianti, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Myeloma Unit, Division of Hematology, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy
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- Division of Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunotherapy, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department for Hematology and Oncology, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Hematology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Munich Clinic Schwabing, Munich, Germany
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- Myeloma Unit, Division of Hematology, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Medicine II, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Myeloma Unit, Division of Hematology, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunotherapy, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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Cook J, Johnson I, Higgins A, Sidana S, Warsame R, Gonsalves W, Gertz MA, Buadi F, Lacy M, Kapoor P, Dispenzieri A, Kourelis T, Dingli D, Fonder A, Hayman S, Hobbs M, Hwa YL, Kyle R, Leung N, Go R, Rajkumar VS, Kumar S. Outcomes with different administration schedules of bortezomib in bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone (VRd) as first-line therapy in multiple myeloma. Am J Hematol 2021; 96:330-337. [PMID: 33326116 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Induction therapy for multiple myeloma with bortezomib (Velcade), lenalidomide (Revlimid), and dexamethasone (d) (VRd) was traditionally administered as bortezomib given twice weekly on a 3 week cycle. A modified schedule of weekly bortezomib has been adopted over time to decrease treatment burden for patients and reduce treatment-emergent neuropathy. This study evaluates the response rates and outcomes with different schedules of bortezomib in VRd administered for first-line treatment for patients with newly diagnosed MM (NDMM). We retrospectively analyzed patients treated with upfront VRd from June 30th 2008 to December 31st 2018, for variations of bortezomib administration. Five hundred and fifty-five (555) NDMM patients met inclusion criteria; median age 63 years and 61% men. Bortezomib was administered twice weekly every 21 days in 43%, once weekly every 21 days in 41% and once weekly every 28 days in 16%. Though peripheral sensory neuropathy was more frequent with twice weekly dosing (P = .002), this group achieved shorter time to best response (P = .01). Weekly every 21-day treatment saw higher VGPR or better rates (P = .02). However, with median follow up time of 37 months (IQR 22-56), we found no difference in PFS or OS among the groups. While small differences in response rates were found among the varying administration schedules of bortezomib administration, there was no significant effect on PFS or OS. Given that VRd remains a first line standard of care option for newly diagnosed MM, in the absence of a large trial comparing bortezomib dosing schedule modifications, these results are helpful in supporting current practices of once weekly administration.
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- Joselle Cook
- Division of Hematology Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Division of Hematology Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
- Department of Medicine Stanford University Stanford California USA
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- Division of Hematology Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Division of Hematology Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Division of Hematology Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Division of Hematology Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Division of Hematology Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Division of Hematology Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Division of Hematology Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Division of Hematology Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Division of Hematology Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Division of Hematology Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Division of Hematology Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Division of Hematology Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Division of Hematology Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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Alsina M, Landgren O, Raje N, Niesvizky R, Bensinger WI, Berdeja JG, Kovacsovics T, Vesole DH, Fang B, Kimball AS, Siegel DS. A phase 1b study of once-weekly carfilzomib combined with lenalidomide and dexamethasone in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Am J Hematol 2021; 96:226-233. [PMID: 33125764 PMCID: PMC7898514 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Twice‐weekly carfilzomib with lenalidomide‐dexamethasone (Rd) is an effective regimen for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM). Here we evaluated once‐weekly carfilzomib with Rd (once‐weekly KRd) in NDMM patients. The NDMM patients were enrolled regardless of transplant eligibility. Patients received carfilzomib on days 1, 8, and 15; lenalidomide 25 mg on days 1‐21; and dexamethasone 40 mg on carfilzomib days (also day 22 for cycles 1‐8) for ≤18, 28‐day cycles. Enrollment initiated in a carfilzomib 20/70 mg/m2 (20 mg/m2 on cycle one, day 1; 70 mg/m2 thereafter) NDMM dose‐expansion arm, which was suspended because of serious adverse events. After evaluation of dose‐limiting toxicities in a two‐step‐up dose‐evaluation cohort, an NDMM dose‐expansion arm (carfilzomib 20/56 mg/m2) was opened. Fifty‐one NDMM patients were enrolled in dose‐finding and dose‐expansion cohorts. Results are presented for the carfilzomib 56 mg/m2 NDMM dose‐expansion arm (n = 33). The grade ≥ 3 treatment‐emergent AE (TEAE) rate was 63.6%. Twenty‐five patients underwent stem cell collection; 18 proceeded to auto stem cell transplant, and five resumed KRd on study after autoSCT. The overall response rate (ORR) based on best overall response by cycle four was 97.0% (≥very good partial response [VGPR], 69.7%) in the NDMM 20/56 mg/m2 cohort. In patients who did not receive autoSCT (n = 15), the median number of cycles was 16.0; ORR was 93.3% (≥VGPR, 80.0%). At a median follow‐up of 8.1 months, median progression‐free survival was not reached. Once‐weekly KRd (carfilzomib 56 mg/m2) had a favorable safety profile and promising activity in NDMM, supporting the use of this regimen in this setting.
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York New York USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Weill Cornell Medicine New York Presbyterian Hospital New York New York USA
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah School of Medicine Salt Lake City Utah USA
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- John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack New Jersey USA
- Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Washington District of Columbia USA
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- Amgen, Inc. Thousand Oaks California USA
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- John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack New Jersey USA
- Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Washington District of Columbia USA
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Biran N, Anthony Kouyaté R, Yucel E, McGovern GE, Schoenthaler AM, Durling OG, Unawane R, Schutt A, Panjabi S. Adaptation and Evaluation of a Symptom-Monitoring Digital Health Intervention for Patients With Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma: Pilot Mixed-Methods Implementation Study. JMIR Form Res 2020; 4:e18982. [PMID: 33200997 PMCID: PMC7709004 DOI: 10.2196/18982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background Relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) is a bone marrow cancer that requires systemic treatment, which often results in severe symptom burden. Recent studies have found that electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) interventions implemented in the clinic setting have had positive outcomes for other oncology populations. Evidence of the efficacy of a similar approach is lacking for patients with RRMM. Objective Recent recommendations for digital health interventions call for the publication of descriptions of iterative development processes in order to improve reproducibility and comparability. This study is an implementation pilot aiming to evaluate the acceptability and appropriateness of an ePRO intervention for patients with RRMM and to explore its impact on clinic workflow. Methods A total of 11 patients with RRMM were recruited from the John Theurer Cancer Center in Hackensack, New Jersey. Patients used a mobile app to report on 17 symptoms at 4 sessions, each a week apart. Patients could also report symptoms ad hoc. When reports met predefined thresholds, the clinic was alerted and patients received automated guidance. Study end points were assessed using qualitative and quantitative methods. Results A total of 9 patients (mean age 69.7 years) completed the study. Overall, 83% (30/36) of weekly sessions were completed. Patients found the frequency and time required to complete reporting acceptable. All patients agreed that the app was easy to use and understand. Providers felt the alerts they received required refinement. Patients and providers agreed it would be beneficial for patients to report for longer than 4 weeks. Patients felt that the training they received was adequate but contained too much information for a single session. All patients found the symptoms tracked to be appropriate; providers suggested shortening the list. All patients understood how to use the app for weekly reporting but had confusion about using it ad hoc. Providers felt the ad hoc feature could be removed. Neither patients nor providers viewed the in-app data reports but agreed on their potential value. Patients reported benefitting from symptom reporting through increased awareness of their symptoms. Clinic staff reported that app alerts were too numerous and redundant. They had difficulty responding to alerts within their existing workflow, partially because the data were not integrated into the electronic medical record system. Conclusions Overall, the intervention was found to be acceptable and appropriate for patients with RRMM. Points of friction integrating the intervention into the clinic workflow were identified. Clinic staff provided recommendations for addressing these issues. Once such modifications are implemented, ePRO data from patients with RRMM could be used to inform and improve clinical research and care. This study underlines the importance of an iterative approach to implementation that includes all stakeholders in order to ensure successful adoption.
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- Noa Biran
- Division of Multiple Myeloma, John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, United States
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- Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA, United States
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- Division of Multiple Myeloma, John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, United States
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Rocchi S, Tacchetti P, Pantani L, Mancuso K, Rizzello I, di Giovanni Bezzi C, Scalese M, Dozza L, Marzocchi G, Martello M, Barilà G, Antonioli E, Staderini M, Buda G, Petrini M, Cea M, Quaresima M, Furlan A, Bonalumi A, Cavo M, Zamagni E. A real-world efficacy and safety analysis of combined carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (KRd) in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. Hematol Oncol 2020; 39:41-50. [PMID: 33085797 DOI: 10.1002/hon.2820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Carfilzomib-lenalidomide-dexamethasone (KRd) has been approved for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). We conducted a retrospective analysis of 197 RRMM patients (pts) between January 2016 and March 2018 in six Italian hematologic centers, with the aim to evaluate efficacy and safety of KRd in real-life. At KRd initiation 27% carried high risk cytogenetic abnormalities (HRCA) [del17p and/or t(4;14) and/or t(14;16)], median number of prior lines of therapy was 2 (1-8), nearly all pts (96%) received prior bortezomib (18% refractory) while 45% were exposed to lenalidomide (R; 22% refractory). At the median of 12.5 months, 52% of the pts had discontinued treatment, mainly (66%) for progression. Main grade 3-4 adverse events were neutropenia (21%), infections (11%), and hypertension (6%). Overall, the response rate was 88%. The median progression-free survival (PFS) was 19.8 months and 1-year overall survival (OS) rate was 80.6%. By subgroup analysis, extended PFS and OS were observed for pts who received ≤2 prior lines of therapy (HR = 0.42, p < 0.001 and HR = 0.35, p = 0.001, respectively), not refractory to prior R (HR = 0.37, p < 0.001, and HR = 0.47, p = 0.024), without HRCA (HR = 0.33, p = 0.005 and HR = 0.26, p = 0.016) and achieving ≥ very good partial response (VGPR; HR = 0.17, p < 0.001 and HR = 0.18, p < 0.001). In conclusion, KRd demonstrated to be effective in RRMM pts treated in real-world setting, without new safety concerns. Better survival outcomes emerged for pts with ≤2 prior lines of therapy, achieving at least a VGPR, and without HRCA.
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- Serena Rocchi
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italia - Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale - Università degli Studi, Bologna, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italia - Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale - Università degli Studi, Bologna, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italia - Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale - Università degli Studi, Bologna, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italia - Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale - Università degli Studi, Bologna, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italia - Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale - Università degli Studi, Bologna, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italia - Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale - Università degli Studi, Bologna, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italia - Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale - Università degli Studi, Bologna, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italia - Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale - Università degli Studi, Bologna, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italia - Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale - Università degli Studi, Bologna, Italy
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- Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Padua University School of Medicine, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, U.O. Hematology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, U.O. Hematology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine (DiMI), University of Genoa, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- U.O. Hematology, Ca Foncello Hospital, Treviso, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italia - Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale - Università degli Studi, Bologna, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italia - Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale - Università degli Studi, Bologna, Italy
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Leleu X, Beksac M, Chou T, Dimopoulos M, Yoon SS, Prince HM, Pour L, Shelekhova T, Chari A, Khurana M, Zhang J, Obreja M, Qi M, Oriol A, Siegel D. Efficacy and safety of weekly carfilzomib (70 mg/m 2), dexamethasone, and daratumumab (KdD70) is comparable to twice-weekly KdD56 while being a more convenient dosing option: a cross-study comparison of the CANDOR and EQUULEUS studies. Leuk Lymphoma 2020; 62:358-367. [PMID: 33112184 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1832672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The regimen of carfilzomib, daratumumab, and dexamethasone (KdD) shows activity in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. KdD at the twice-weekly 56 mg/m2 carfilzomib dose (KdD56) was used in the randomized phase 3 CANDOR study (NCT03158688), whereas KdD at the once-weekly 70 mg/m2 carfilzomib dose (KdD70) was used in the phase 1 b EQUULEUS study (NCT01998971). We analyzed efficacy data from comparable CANDOR and EQUULEUS patients using inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW)-adjusted models. These weights were calculated from propensity scores derived to balance prespecified baseline covariates. The side-by-side and adjusted comparisons showed similar efficacy for overall response rates and progression-free survival in the two groups, with a series of sensitivity analyses showing consistent findings. Safety data were generally consistent with the known safety profiles of each individual drug. Once-weekly KdD70 is comparable to twice-weekly KdD56 in terms of efficacy and safety while being a more convenient dosing option.
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- Xavier Leleu
- Service d'Hématologie et Thérapie cellulaire, CHU and Inserm, Poitiers, France
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Clinical Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Epworth Healthcare and Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Clinical Development, Oncology, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
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- Global Biostatistical Science, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
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- Global Biostatistical Science, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
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- Hematology and Oncology, Janssen Research and Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Institut Català d'Oncologia and Josep Carreras Research Leukaemia Institute, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain
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- John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA
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Takezako N, Shibayama H, Handa H, Hagiwara S, Ozaki S, Suzuki K, Kosugi H, Ri M, Sugiura I, Choi I, Miyamoto T, Iida S. Once-weekly vs. twice-weekly carfilzomib dosing in a subgroup of Japanese relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma patients from a randomized phase 3 trial (A.R.R.O.W.) and comparison with ENDEAVOR. Int J Hematol 2020; 113:219-230. [PMID: 33037990 PMCID: PMC7547551 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-020-03013-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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A.R.R.O.W. evaluated the superiority of once-weekly carfilzomib plus dexamethasone (Kd) 20/70 mg/m2 vs. twice-weekly Kd 20/27 mg/m2 based on progression-free survival (PFS) in relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma patients. Forty Japanese patients (once-weekly arm, n = 26; twice-weekly arm, n = 14) were randomized in A.R.R.O.W. In the Japanese subgroup of A.R.R.O.W., median PFS was 14.8 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 7.5-not evaluable [NE]) and 9.7 months (95% CI, 3.8-NE) in the once- and twice-weekly arms, respectively. The overall response rate (ORR) was 73.1% (19/26; 95% CI, 52.2-88.4) and 57.1% (8/14; 95% CI, 28.9-82.3) in each arm. The adverse events (AEs) incidence was 100% in both arms. Grade ≥ 3 AE incidence was 80.8% (21/26) and 78.6% (11/14) in each arm. Two fatal treatment-related AEs (acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome) occurred in the once-weekly arm. In exploratory unadjusted analyses of A.R.R.O.W. (once-weekly Kd 20/70 mg/m2) vs. ENDEAVOR (twice-weekly Kd 20/56 mg/m2), median PFS was 14.8 months vs. NE due to not yet being reached, and ORR was 73.1% (19/26) vs. 42.9% (3/7). In the Japanese subgroup, once-weekly Kd tended to improve ORR vs. twice-weekly Kd. Results from A.R.R.O.W. tended to be consistent with results from ENDEAVOR.
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- Naoki Takezako
- National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center, 3256 Midori, Tachikawa, Tokyo, 190-0014, Japan.
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- Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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- Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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Tundo GR, Sbardella D, Santoro AM, Coletta A, Oddone F, Grasso G, Milardi D, Lacal PM, Marini S, Purrello R, Graziani G, Coletta M. The proteasome as a druggable target with multiple therapeutic potentialities: Cutting and non-cutting edges. Pharmacol Ther 2020; 213:107579. [PMID: 32442437 PMCID: PMC7236745 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Ubiquitin Proteasome System (UPS) is an adaptable and finely tuned system that sustains proteostasis network under a large variety of physiopathological conditions. Its dysregulation is often associated with the onset and progression of human diseases; hence, UPS modulation has emerged as a promising new avenue for the development of treatments of several relevant pathologies, such as cancer and neurodegeneration. The clinical interest in proteasome inhibition has considerably increased after the FDA approval in 2003 of bortezomib for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, which is now used in the front-line setting. Thereafter, two other proteasome inhibitors (carfilzomib and ixazomib), designed to overcome resistance to bortezomib, have been approved for treatment-experienced patients, and a variety of novel inhibitors are currently under preclinical and clinical investigation not only for haematological malignancies but also for solid tumours. However, since UPS collapse leads to toxic misfolded proteins accumulation, proteasome is attracting even more interest as a target for the care of neurodegenerative diseases, which are sustained by UPS impairment. Thus, conceptually, proteasome activation represents an innovative and largely unexplored target for drug development. According to a multidisciplinary approach, spanning from chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology to pharmacology, this review will summarize the most recent available literature regarding different aspects of proteasome biology, focusing on structure, function and regulation of proteasome in physiological and pathological processes, mostly cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, connecting biochemical features and clinical studies of proteasome targeting drugs.
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- G R Tundo
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
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- CNR, Institute of Crystallography, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
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- IRCCS-Fondazione Bietti, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- CNR, Institute of Crystallography, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
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Henry EB, Barry LE, Hobbins AP, McClure NS, O'Neill C. Estimation of an Instrument-Defined Minimally Important Difference in EQ-5D-5L Index Scores Based on Scoring Algorithms Derived Using the EQ-VT Version 2 Valuation Protocols. VALUE IN HEALTH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHARMACOECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH 2020; 23:936-944. [PMID: 32762996 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2020.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To estimate and compare the minimally important difference (MID) in index score of country-specific EQ-5D-5L scoring algorithms developed using EuroQol Valuation Technology protocol version 2, including algorithms from Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, Poland, Portugal, Taiwan, and the United States. METHODS A simulation-based approach contingent on all single-level transitions defined by the EQ-5D-5L descriptive system was used to estimate the MID for each algorithm. RESULTS The resulting mean (and standard deviation) instrument-defined MID estimates were Germany, 0.083 (0.022); Indonesia, 0.093 (0.012); Ireland, 0.098 (0.023); Malaysia, 0.072 (0.010); Poland, 0.080 (0.030); Portugal, 0.080 (0.018); Taiwan, 0.101 (0.010); and the United States, 0.078 (0.014). CONCLUSIONS These population preference-based MID estimates and accompanying evidence of how such values vary as a function of baseline index score can be used to aid interpretation of index score change. The marked consistency in the relationship between the calculated MID estimate and the range of the EQ-5D-5L index score, represented by a ratio of 1:20, might substantiate a rule of thumb allowing for MID approximation in EQ-5D-5L index score warranting further investigation.
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- Edward B Henry
- J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Centre for Public Health, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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- Centre for Research in Medical Devices and Health Economics and Policy Analysis Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Centre for Public Health, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Kumar SK, Majer I, Panjabi S, Medhekar R, Campioni M, Dimopoulos MA. Cost-effectiveness of once weekly carfilzomib 70 mg/m2 plus dexamethasone in patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma in the United States. Expert Rev Hematol 2020; 13:687-696. [DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2020.1746639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Global Health Economics, Amgen (Europe) GmbH, Rotkreuz, Switzerland
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- Global Health Economics, Amgen, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Dimopoulos MA, Niesvizky R, Weisel K, Siegel DS, Hajek R, Mateos MV, Cavo M, Huang M, Zahlten-Kumeli A, Moreau P. Once- versus twice-weekly carfilzomib in relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma by select patient characteristics: phase 3 A.R.R.O.W. study subgroup analysis. Blood Cancer J 2020; 10:35. [PMID: 32152297 PMCID: PMC7062899 DOI: 10.1038/s41408-020-0300-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The phase 3 A.R.R.O.W. study demonstrated that treatment with once-weekly carfilzomib (70 mg/m2) and dexamethasone (once-weekly Kd70 mg/m2) improved progression-free survival compared with twice-weekly carfilzomib (27 mg/m2) and dexamethasone (twice-weekly Kd27 mg/m2) in patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM; median, 11.2 versus 7.6 months; hazard ratio [HR] = 0.69; 95% confidence interval, 0.54-0.88; P = 0.0029). Once-weekly dosing also improved response rates and depth of response. We performed a subgroup analysis from A.R.R.O.W. according to age (<65, 65-74, or ≥75 years), renal function (creatinine clearance <50, ≥50-<80, or ≥80 mL/min), number of prior therapies (2 or 3), and bortezomib-refractory status (yes or no). Compared with twice-weekly Kd27 mg/m2, once-weekly Kd70 mg/m2 reduced the risk of progression or death (HR = 0.60-0.85) and increased overall response rates in nearly all the examined subgroups, consistent with reports in the overall A.R.R.O.W. population. The safety profiles of once-weekly Kd70 mg/m2 across subgroups were also generally consistent with those in the overall population. Findings from this subgroup analysis generally demonstrate a favorable benefit-risk profile of once-weekly Kd70 mg/m2, further supporting once-weekly carfilzomib dosing as an appropriate treatment option for patients with RRMM, regardless of baseline patient and disease characteristics.
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- Center for Myeloma, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- University Hospital of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA
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- Department of Hematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava and Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- "Seràgnoli" Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Bologna University School of Medicine, Bologna, Italy
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- Hematology Department, University Hospital Hotel-Dieu, Nantes, France
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