Velcade, Melphalan, Prednisone And Thalidomide Versus Velcade, Melphalan, Prednisone in Multiple Myeloma Patients

Summary

The proposed study will evaluate whether the combination of VELCADE, Thalidomide , Melphalan and Prednisone (V-MPT), as induction treatment for newly diagnosed elderly MM patients, improves outcomes compared to the combination VELCADE-MP.

Timeline

Start

2006-05

Primary completion

2014-07

Completion

2014-07

Publications

• Larocca A, Mina R, Offidani M, Liberati AM, Ledda A, Patriarca F, Evangelista A, Spada S, Benevolo G, Oddolo D, Innao V, Cangiolosi C, Bernardini A, Musto P, Amico V, Fraticelli V, Paris L, Giuliani N, Falcone AP, Zambello R, De Paoli L, Romano A, Palumbo A, Montefusco V, Hajek R, Boccadoro M, Bringhen S. First-line therapy with either bortezomib-melphalan-prednisone or lenalidomide-dexamethasone followed by lenalidomide for transplant-ineligible multiple myeloma patients: a pooled analysis of two randomized trials. Haematologica. 2020 Apr;105(4):1074-1080. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2019.220657. Epub 2019 Jun 27.
• Montefusco V, Gay F, Spada S, De Paoli L, Di Raimondo F, Ribolla R, Musolino C, Patriarca F, Musto P, Galieni P, Ballanti S, Nozzoli C, Cascavilla N, Ben-Yehuda D, Nagler A, Hajek R, Offidani M, Liberati AM, Sonneveld P, Cavo M, Corradini P, Boccadoro M. Outcome of paraosseous extra-medullary disease in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients treated with new drugs. Haematologica. 2020 Jan;105(1):193-200. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2019.219139. Epub 2019 Jun 20.
• Saltarella I, Morabito F, Giuliani N, Terragna C, Omede P, Palumbo A, Bringhen S, De Paoli L, Martino E, Larocca A, Offidani M, Patriarca F, Nozzoli C, Guglielmelli T, Benevolo G, Callea V, Baldini L, Grasso M, Leonardi G, Rizzo M, Falcone AP, Gottardi D, Montefusco V, Musto P, Petrucci MT, Dammacco F, Boccadoro M, Vacca A, Ria R. Prognostic or predictive value of circulating cytokines and angiogenic factors for initial treatment of multiple myeloma in the GIMEMA MM0305 randomized controlled trial. J Hematol Oncol. 2019 Jan 9;12(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s13045-018-0691-4.
• Cerrato C, Di Raimondo F, De Paoli L, Spada S, Patriarca F, Crippa C, Mina R, Guglielmelli T, Ben-Yehuda D, Oddolo D, Nozzoli C, Angelucci E, Cascavilla N, Rizzi R, Rocco S, Baldini L, Ponticelli E, Marcatti M, Cangialosi C, Caravita T, Benevolo G, Ria R, Nagler A, Musto P, Tacchetti P, Corradini P, Offidani M, Palumbo A, Petrucci MT, Boccadoro M, Gay F. Maintenance in myeloma patients achieving complete response after upfront therapy: a pooled analysis. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2018 Jul;144(7):1357-1366. doi: 10.1007/s00432-018-2641-5. Epub 2018 Apr 19.
• Caltagirone S, Ruggeri M, Aschero S, Gilestro M, Oddolo D, Gay F, Bringhen S, Musolino C, Baldini L, Musto P, Petrucci MT, Gaidano G, Passera R, Bruno B, Palumbo A, Boccadoro M, Omede P. Chromosome 1 abnormalities in elderly patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma treated with novel therapies. Haematologica. 2014 Oct;99(10):1611-7. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2014.103853. Epub 2014 Jul 11.
• Palumbo A, Bringhen S, Larocca A, Rossi D, Di Raimondo F, Magarotto V, Patriarca F, Levi A, Benevolo G, Vincelli ID, Grasso M, Franceschini L, Gottardi D, Zambello R, Montefusco V, Falcone AP, Omede P, Marasca R, Morabito F, Mina R, Guglielmelli T, Nozzoli C, Passera R, Gaidano G, Offidani M, Ria R, Petrucci MT, Musto P, Boccadoro M, Cavo M. Bortezomib-melphalan-prednisone-thalidomide followed by maintenance with bortezomib-thalidomide compared with bortezomib-melphalan-prednisone for initial treatment of multiple myeloma: updated follow-up and improved survival. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Mar 1;32(7):634-40. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2013.52.0023. Epub 2014 Jan 21.
• Morabito F, Gentile M, Mazzone C, Rossi D, Di Raimondo F, Bringhen S, Ria R, Offidani M, Patriarca F, Nozzoli C, Petrucci MT, Benevolo G, Vincelli I, Guglielmelli T, Grasso M, Marasca R, Baldini L, Montefusco V, Musto P, Cascavilla N, Majolino I, Musolino C, Cavo M, Boccadoro M, Palumbo A. Safety and efficacy of bortezomib-melphalan-prednisone-thalidomide followed by bortezomib-thalidomide maintenance (VMPT-VT) versus bortezomib-melphalan-prednisone (VMP) in untreated multiple myeloma patients with renal impairment. Blood. 2011 Nov 24;118(22):5759-66. doi: 10.1182/blood-2011-05-353995. Epub 2011 Sep 27.
• Gay F, Larocca A, Wijermans P, Cavallo F, Rossi D, Schaafsma R, Genuardi M, Romano A, Liberati AM, Siniscalchi A, Petrucci MT, Nozzoli C, Patriarca F, Offidani M, Ria R, Omede P, Bruno B, Passera R, Musto P, Boccadoro M, Sonneveld P, Palumbo A. Complete response correlates with long-term progression-free and overall survival in elderly myeloma treated with novel agents: analysis of 1175 patients. Blood. 2011 Mar 17;117(11):3025-31. doi: 10.1182/blood-2010-09-307645. Epub 2011 Jan 12.
• Bringhen S, Larocca A, Rossi D, Cavalli M, Genuardi M, Ria R, Gentili S, Patriarca F, Nozzoli C, Levi A, Guglielmelli T, Benevolo G, Callea V, Rizzo V, Cangialosi C, Musto P, De Rosa L, Liberati AM, Grasso M, Falcone AP, Evangelista A, Cavo M, Gaidano G, Boccadoro M, Palumbo A. Efficacy and safety of once-weekly bortezomib in multiple myeloma patients. Blood. 2010 Dec 2;116(23):4745-53. doi: 10.1182/blood-2010-07-294983. Epub 2010 Aug 31.

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