STUDY TO DETERMINE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF STANDARD SCHEDULE VERSUS A NEW ALGORITHM OF DOSE REDUCTIONS IN ELDERLY AND UNFIT NEWLY DIAGNOSED MULTIPLE MYELOMA PATIENTS RECEIVING LENALIDOMIDE PLUS STEROIDS

Summary

This protocol is a phase III multicenter, randomized, controlled study designed to assess the safety and the efficacy of standard schedule versus a new algoritm of dose reductions in elderly and unfit newly diagnosed Multiple Myeloma (MM) patients receiving lenalidomide plus steroids.

Timeline

Start

2014-07

Primary completion

2022-07

Completion

2024-07-01

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper EFS was 10.4 vs 6.9 months (hazard ratio [HR], 0.70; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.51-0.95; P = .02); PMID 33739404 ↗

Publications

• Larocca A, Bonello F, Gaidano G, D'Agostino M, Offidani M, Cascavilla N, Capra A, Benevolo G, Tosi P, Galli M, Marasca R, Giuliani N, Bernardini A, Antonioli E, Rota-Scalabrini D, Cellini C, Pompa A, Monaco F, Patriarca F, Caravita di Toritto T, Corradini P, Tacchetti P, Boccadoro M, Bringhen S. Dose/schedule-adjusted Rd-R vs continuous Rd for elderly, intermediate-fit patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Blood. 2021 Jun 3;137(22):3027-3036. doi: 10.1182/blood.2020009507.

Drugs

Indications