Study to Evaluate Lenalidomide Plus Dexamethasone in Patients With Newly Diagnosed POEMS Syndrome

Summary

The purpose of this prospective study is to determine the efficacy and safety of lenalidomide plus dexamethasone in patients with newly diagnosed POEMS syndrome.

Timeline

Start

2014-03

Primary completion

2015-10

Completion

2017-04

Publications

• Gao Y, Zhang S, Yang L, Li J, Liu Y, Wang T. Skin Responses in Newly Diagnosed Polyneuropathy, Organomegaly, Endocrinopathy, Monoclonal Gammopathy, and Skin Changes (POEMS) Syndrome After Therapy With Low-Dose Lenalidomide Plus Dexamethasone. Front Immunol. 2021 May 6;12:681360. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.681360. eCollection 2021.
• Liu LS, Zhang X, Zhao H, Gao XM, Zhou DB, Dai RP, Li J. Reliability of optic disc edema area in estimating the severity of papilledema in patients with POEMS syndrome. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2020 May 19;15(1):116. doi: 10.1186/s13023-020-01392-x.
• Li J, Huang XF, Cai QQ, Wang C, Cai H, Zhao H, Zhang L, Cao XX, Gale RP, Zhou DB. A prospective phase II study of low dose lenalidomide plus dexamethasone in patients with newly diagnosed polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome. Am J Hematol. 2018 Jun;93(6):803-809. doi: 10.1002/ajh.25100. Epub 2018 Apr 18.

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