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LeBlanc MR, Zhou X, Baggett CD, Tuchman SA, Jensen CE, Lichtman EI, Rubinstein SM. Second Line Therapy in Multiple Myeloma: A SEER Medicare Analysis. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA, MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2024:S2152-2650(24)00154-X. [PMID: 38760283 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2024.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024]
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INTRODUCTION The therapeutic landscape in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) has changed rapidly, with twenty-two drug approvals since 2012. We characterized population-level trends in RRMM therapy selection, survival and cost outcomes associated with RRMM treatment over time. MATERIALS AND METHODS Our cohort included adults diagnosed with multiple myeloma (MM) in the SEER-Medicare database from 2007-2017 who received at least one antimyeloma agent. MM-directed therapies and lines of therapy were identified. Changes in 2LT regimens over time were described. Trends in overall survival from 2LT initiation over time were analyzed using a Cox proportional hazards model adjusting for factors associated with survival in MM. Trends in mean inflation-adjusted cost per 12 months of 2LT were analyzed using JoinPoint analysis. RESULTS A total of 9,822 patients met eligibility criteria, of whom 5,866 (59.7%) received 2LT. By 2018, 46% of 2LT regimens contained at least one agent approved in 2012 or later. Year of 2LT initiation was associated with improved overall survival (HR 0.78 per 5 years, 95% CI 0.74-0.84) after adjustment. Costs associated with 2LT increased over the study period, and the rate of cost increase increased significantly after 2012 (0.89%/year vs. 9.9%/year, P < .001), with higher total costs for regimens containing newer novel agents (mean $224,193 vs. $189,381, P < .001) CONCLUSION: Overall survival after initiation of 2LT has improved, however this has been accompanied by significant increases in costs of RRMM treatment, particularly for patients receiving newer novel agents. These findings provide useful context for existing and future drug approvals in RRMM.
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- Matthew R LeBlanc
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
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- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Najjar M, McCarron J, Cliff ERS, Berger K, Steensma DP, Al Hadidi S, Chakraborty R, Goodman A, Anto E, Greene T, Sborov D, Mohyuddin GR. Adverse Event Reporting in Randomized Clinical Trials for Multiple Myeloma. JAMA Netw Open 2023; 6:e2342195. [PMID: 37948080 PMCID: PMC10638643 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.42195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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Importance Cancer treatment can result in burdensome toxic effects that profoundly affect patient quality of life. In seeking to emphasize the efficacy of tested treatments, clinical trial reports may use subjective or minimizing terms to describe adverse events (AEs). Objective To evaluate patterns of AE reporting in multiple myeloma (MM) randomized clinical trials (RCTs) published between 2015 and early 2023. Design, Setting, and Participants For this cohort study, the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases were searched to assess the prevalence of minimizing terms in MM RCTs published between January 1, 2015, and March 1, 2023. Minimizing terms were defined as subjective terms used to favorably describe the safety profile of the intervention. The terms searched included convenient, manageable, acceptable, expected, well-tolerated, tolerable, favorable, and safe. Final data analysis was performed on July 21, 2023. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was the occurrence of at least 1 minimizing term in an article. Univariate logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate the association between the presence of at least 1 minimizing term and the actual incidence of grade 3 or 4 AEs, serious AEs, or grade 5 AEs. Results Of the 65 RCTs included, 56 (86%) used minimizing terms when describing treatment-emergent AEs. The most frequently used minimizing terms were well-tolerated or tolerable in 29 trials (45%), manageable in 18 (28%), and acceptable in 16 (25%). Grade 3 or 4 AE rate in the examined RCTs ranged from 23% to 94%, with a median of 75% (IQR, 59%-82%). A univariate regression analysis demonstrated no association between the use of minimizing terms and grade 3 or 4 AE rates (odds ratio [OR], 1.35 [95% CI, 0.88-2.10] per 10% AE rate increase; P = .17) or grade 5 AE rates (OR, 3.16 [95% CI, 0.27-12.7] per 10% AE rate increase; P = .45). Conclusions and Relevance These findings suggest that trial investigators and sponsors regularly use minimizing terms to describe toxic effects in MM trials, and use of this terminology may not reflect actual AE rates in these studies. Instead of using these terms, trial investigators should highlight event rates and patient-reported outcomes, to allow clinicians and patients to better evaluate the true tolerability of AEs.
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- Mimi Najjar
- Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Hematology and Hematological Malignancies, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
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- Program on Regulation, Therapeutics, and Law, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Myeloma Center, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Hematology, University of California, San Diego
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
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- Division of Hematology and Hematological Malignancies, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
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- Division of Hematology and Hematological Malignancies, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
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Boquoi A, Giagounidis A, Goldschmidt H, Heinsch M, Rummel MJ, Kröger N, Mai EK, Strapatsas J, Haas R, Kobbe G. Health-Related Quality of Life in Multiple Myeloma Patients Treated with High- or Low-Dose Lenalidomide Maintenance Therapy after Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation-Results from the LenaMain Trial (NCT00891384). Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:5157. [PMID: 37958331 PMCID: PMC10650513 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15215157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 09/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The LenaMain trial (NCT00891384) reported increased progression-free survival with 25 mg of lenalidomide maintenance compared to 5 mg. Here, we report the patient-reported outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Scores obtained from the EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire C30 were analyzed for longitudinal changes from baseline within the groups as well as cross-sectional scores. RESULTS Compliance rates were high, with 95.7% at baseline and 70% during maintenance. At study entry, scores were high for functioning and low for symptoms. During maintenance, the median global health status/quality of life (GHS/QoL) was constant, without significant differences over time (median GHS/QoL: 68 at baseline and 58 for Len high and 68 for Len low at 2 years) and between treatment arms (mean change < 2). Similarly, most functional scale domains were constant. Notably, diarrhea increased consistently for both treatment arms (baseline: -1.905 (range: -5.78-1.97); end of year 2: 16.071 (range: 5.72-26.42); p < 0.05). The subgroup analysis showed that neither disease activity, duration of treatment, nor adverse events affected the health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) or utility. CONCLUSION High baseline scores were maintained throughout the trial without significant differences between the Len dosages, which supports continuous treatment with a dose tailored to patients' HR-QoL.
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- Amelie Boquoi
- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany; (J.S.); (R.H.); (G.K.)
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- Klinik für Onkologie, Hämatologie und Palliativmedizin, Marien Hospital Düsseldorf, Rochusstr. 2, 40479 Düsseldorf, Germany;
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases Heidelberg (NCT), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany;
- Department of Internal Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik IV, University Hospital, 35392 Giessen, Germany;
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- Department of Medicine V, Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany;
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany; (J.S.); (R.H.); (G.K.)
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany; (J.S.); (R.H.); (G.K.)
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany; (J.S.); (R.H.); (G.K.)
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Ho M, Zanwar S, Kapoor P, Gertz M, Lacy M, Dispenzieri A, Hayman S, Dingli D, Baudi F, Muchtar E, Leung N, Kourelis T, Warsame R, Fonder A, Hwa L, Hobbs M, Kyle R, Rajkumar SV, Kumar S. The Effect of Duration of Lenalidomide Maintenance and Outcomes of Different Salvage Regimens in Patients with Multiple Myeloma (MM). Blood Cancer J 2021; 11:158. [PMID: 34552051 PMCID: PMC8458275 DOI: 10.1038/s41408-021-00548-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The optimal duration of lenalidomide maintenance post-autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) in Multiple Myeloma (MM), and choice of therapy at relapse post-maintenance, need further evaluation. This retrospective study assessed outcomes of patients with MM (n = 213) seen at Mayo Clinic, Rochester between 1/1/2005-12/31/2016 who received lenalidomide maintenance post-ASCT. The median PFS was 4 (95% CI: 3.4, 4.5) years from diagnosis of MM; median OS was not reached (5-year OS: 77%). Excluding patients who stopped lenalidomide maintenance within 3 years due to progression on maintenance, ≥3 years of maintenance had a superior 5-year OS of 100% vs. 85% in <3 years (p = 0.011). Median PFS was 7.2 (95% CI: 6, 8.5) years in ≥3 years vs. 4.4 (95% CI: 4.3, 4.5) years in <3 years (p < 0.0001). Lenalidomide refractoriness at first relapse was associated with inferior PFS2 [8.1 (95% CI: 6.4, 9.9) months vs. 19.9 (95% CI: 9.7, 30.2; p = 0.002) months in nonrefractory patients]. At first relapse post-maintenance, median PFS2 was superior with daratumumab-based regimens [18.4 (95% CI: 10.9, 25.9) months] versus regimens without daratumumab [8.9 (95% CI: 5.5, 12.3) months; p = 0.006]. Daratumumab + immunomodulatory drugs had superior median PFS2 compared to daratumumab + bortezomib [NR vs 1 yr (95% CI: 0.5, 1.5); p = 0.004].
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- Matthew Ho
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.,Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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