Study to Determine Efficacy and Safety of Lenalidomide Plus Low-dose Dexamethasone Versus Melphalan, Prednisone, Thalidomide in Patients With Previously Untreated Multiple Myeloma

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy of Lenalidomide plus low dose dexamethasone to that of the combination of melphalan, prednisone and thalidomide.

Timeline

Start

2008-08-21

Primary completion

2016-07-14

Completion

2016-07-14

Publications

• Background Dimopoulos MA, Cheung MC, Roussel M, Liu T, Gamberi B, Kolb B, Derigs HG, Eom H, Belhadj K, Lenain P, Van der Jagt R, Rigaudeau S, Dib M, Hall R, Jardel H, Jaccard A, Tosikyan A, Karlin L, Bensinger W, Schots R, Leupin N, Chen G, Marek J, Ervin-Haynes A, Facon T. Impact of renal impairment on outcomes with lenalidomide and dexamethasone treatment in the FIRST trial, a randomized, open-label phase 3 trial in transplant-ineligible patients with multiple myeloma. Haematologica. 2016 Mar;101(3):363-70. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2015.133629. Epub 2015 Dec 11.
• Background Hulin C, Belch A, Shustik C, Petrucci MT, Duhrsen U, Lu J, Song K, Rodon P, Pegourie B, Garderet L, Hunter H, Azais I, Eek R, Gisslinger H, Macro M, Dakhil S, Goncalves C, LeBlanc R, Romeril K, Royer B, Doyen C, Leleu X, Offner F, Leupin N, Houck V, Chen G, Ervin-Haynes A, Dimopoulos MA, Facon T. Updated Outcomes and Impact of Age With Lenalidomide and Low-Dose Dexamethasone or Melphalan, Prednisone, and Thalidomide in the Randomized, Phase III FIRST Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2016 Oct 20;34(30):3609-3617. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.66.7295.
• Background Delforge M, Minuk L, Eisenmann JC, Arnulf B, Canepa L, Fragasso A, Leyvraz S, Langer C, Ezaydi Y, Vogl DT, Giraldo-Castellano P, Yoon SS, Zarnitsky C, Escoffre-Barbe M, Lemieux B, Song K, Bahlis NJ, Guo S, Monzini MS, Ervin-Haynes A, Houck V, Facon T. Health-related quality-of-life in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma in the FIRST trial: lenalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone versus melphalan, prednisone, thalidomide. Haematologica. 2015 Jun;100(6):826-33. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2014.120121. Epub 2015 Mar 13.
• Background Benboubker L, Dimopoulos MA, Dispenzieri A, Catalano J, Belch AR, Cavo M, Pinto A, Weisel K, Ludwig H, Bahlis N, Banos A, Tiab M, Delforge M, Cavenagh J, Geraldes C, Lee JJ, Chen C, Oriol A, de la Rubia J, Qiu L, White DJ, Binder D, Anderson K, Fermand JP, Moreau P, Attal M, Knight R, Chen G, Van Oostendorp J, Jacques C, Ervin-Haynes A, Avet-Loiseau H, Hulin C, Facon T; FIRST Trial Team. Lenalidomide and dexamethasone in transplant-ineligible patients with myeloma. N Engl J Med. 2014 Sep 4;371(10):906-17. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1402551.
• Background Vogl DT, Delforge M, Song K, Guo S, Gibson CJ, Ervin-Haynes A, Facon T. Long-term health-related quality of life in transplant-ineligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma receiving lenalidomide and dexamethasone. Leuk Lymphoma. 2018 Feb;59(2):398-405. doi: 10.1080/10428194.2017.1334125. Epub 2017 Jun 22.
• Background Dumontet C, Hulin C, Dimopoulos MA, Belch A, Dispenzieri A, Ludwig H, Rodon P, Van Droogenbroeck J, Qiu L, Cavo M, Van de Velde A, Lahuerta JJ, Allangba O, Lee JH, Boyle E, Perrot A, Moreau P, Manier S, Attal M, Roussel M, Mohty M, Mary JY, Civet A, Costa B, Tinel A, Gaston-Mathe Y, Facon T. A predictive model for risk of early grade >/= 3 infection in patients with multiple myeloma not eligible for transplant: analysis of the FIRST trial. Leukemia. 2018 Jun;32(6):1404-1413. doi: 10.1038/s41375-018-0133-x. Epub 2018 Apr 26.
• Background Ailawadhi S, Jacobus S, Sexton R, Stewart AK, Dispenzieri A, Hussein MA, Zonder JA, Crowley J, Hoering A, Barlogie B, Orlowski RZ, Rajkumar SV. Disease and outcome disparities in multiple myeloma: exploring the role of race/ethnicity in the Cooperative Group clinical trials. Blood Cancer J. 2018 Jul 6;8(7):67. doi: 10.1038/s41408-018-0102-7.
• Background Jain T, Sonbol MB, Firwana B, Kolla KR, Almader-Douglas D, Palmer J, Fonseca R. High-Dose Chemotherapy with Early Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation Compared to Standard Dose Chemotherapy or Delayed Transplantation in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2019 Feb;25(2):239-247. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.09.021. Epub 2018 Sep 20.
• Background Facon T, Dimopoulos MA, Dispenzieri A, Catalano JV, Belch A, Cavo M, Pinto A, Weisel K, Ludwig H, Bahlis NJ, Banos A, Tiab M, Delforge M, Cavenagh JD, Geraldes C, Lee JJ, Chen C, Oriol A, De La Rubia J, White D, Binder D, Lu J, Anderson KC, Moreau P, Attal M, Perrot A, Arnulf B, Qiu L, Roussel M, Boyle E, Manier S, Mohty M, Avet-Loiseau H, Leleu X, Ervin-Haynes A, Chen G, Houck V, Benboubker L, Hulin C. Final analysis of survival outcomes in the phase 3 FIRST trial of up-front treatment for multiple myeloma. Blood. 2018 Jan 18;131(3):301-310. doi: 10.1182/blood-2017-07-795047. Epub 2017 Nov 17.
• Background Ailawadhi S, DerSarkissian M, Duh MS, Lafeuille MH, Posner G, Ralston S, Zagadailov E, Ba-Mancini A, Rifkin R. Cost Offsets in the Treatment Journeys of Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma. Clin Ther. 2019 Mar;41(3):477-493.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2019.01.009. Epub 2019 Feb 14.
• Background Pegourie B, Karlin L, Benboubker L, Orsini-Piocelle F, Tiab M, Auger-Quittet S, Rodon P, Royer B, Leleu X, Bareau B, Cliquennois M, Fuzibet JG, Voog E, Belhadj-Merzoug K, Decaux O, Rey P, Slama B, Leyronnas C, Zarnitsky C, Boyle E, Bosson JL, Pernod G; IFM Group. Apixaban for the prevention of thromboembolism in immunomodulatory-treated myeloma patients: Myelaxat, a phase 2 pilot study. Am J Hematol. 2019 Jun;94(6):635-640. doi: 10.1002/ajh.25459. Epub 2019 Apr 1.
• Results Bahlis NJ, Corso A, Mugge LO, Shen ZX, Desjardins P, Stoppa AM, Decaux O, de Revel T, Granell M, Marit G, Nahi H, Demuynck H, Huang SY, Basu S, Guthrie TH, Ervin-Haynes A, Marek J, Chen G, Facon T. Benefit of continuous treatment for responders with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma in the randomized FIRST trial. Leukemia. 2017 Nov;31(11):2435-2442. doi: 10.1038/leu.2017.111. Epub 2017 Apr 4.
• Results Lu J, Lee JH, Huang SY, Qiu L, Lee JJ, Liu T, Yoon SS, Kim K, Shen ZX, Eom HS, Chen WM, Min CK, Kim HJ, Lee JO, Kwak JY, Yiu W, Chen G, Ervin-Haynes A, Hulin C, Facon T. Continuous treatment with lenalidomide and low-dose dexamethasone in transplant-ineligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma in Asia: subanalysis of the FIRST trial. Br J Haematol. 2017 Mar;176(5):743-749. doi: 10.1111/bjh.14465. Epub 2017 Jan 20.

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