Phase 3 Study of Carfilzomib, Melphalan, Prednisone vs Bortezomib, Melphalan, Prednisone in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

Summary

The primary objective was to compare the progression-free survival of transplant ineligible patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma who were treated with carfilzomib, melphalan and prednisone (CMP) or with Velcade® (bortezomib), melphalan and prednisone (VMP).

Timeline

Start

2013-07-08

Primary completion

2016-07-15

Completion

2016-11-04

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

registry p = 0.1590; Hazard Ratio (HR) 0.906 (95% CI 0.746 to 1.101); Log Rank NCT01818752 ↗

Publications

• Background Chari A, Stewart AK, Russell SD, Moreau P, Herrmann J, Banchs J, Hajek R, Groarke J, Lyon AR, Batty GN, Ro S, Huang M, Iskander KS, Lenihan D. Analysis of carfilzomib cardiovascular safety profile across relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma clinical trials. Blood Adv. 2018 Jul 10;2(13):1633-1644. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2017015545.
• Background Facon T, Lee JH, Moreau P, Niesvizky R, Dimopoulos M, Hajek R, Pour L, Jurczyszyn A, Qiu L, Klippel Z, Zahlten-Kumeli A, Osman M, Paiva B, San-Miguel J. Carfilzomib or bortezomib with melphalan-prednisone for transplant-ineligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Blood. 2019 May 2;133(18):1953-1963. doi: 10.1182/blood-2018-09-874396. Epub 2019 Feb 28.
• Rosenthal A, Luthi J, Belohlavek M, Kortum KM, Mookadam F, Mayo A, Fonseca R, Bergsagel PL, Reeder CB, Mikhael JR, Stewart AK. Carfilzomib and the cardiorenal system in myeloma: an endothelial effect? Blood Cancer J. 2016 Jan 15;6(1):e384. doi: 10.1038/bcj.2015.112.

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Indications