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Lenalidomide maintenance for high-risk multiple myeloma after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2014 Aug;20(8):1183-9

Date

04/29/2014

Pubmed ID

24769014

Pubmed Central ID

PMC5036168

DOI

10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.04.014

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84904068423 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   81 Citations

Abstract

Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) with reduced-intensity conditioning is an appealing option for patients with high-risk multiple myeloma (MM). However, progression after alloHCT remains a challenge. Maintenance therapy after alloHCT may offer additional disease control and allow time for a graft-versus-myeloma effect. The primary objective of this clinical trial was to determine the tolerability and safety profile of maintenance lenalidomide (LEN) given on days 1 to 21 of 28 days cycles, with intrapatient dose escalation during 12 months/cycles after alloHCT. Thirty alloHCT recipients (median age, 54 years) with high-risk MM were enrolled at 8 centers between 2009 and 2012. The median time from alloHCT to LEN initiation was 96 days (range, 66 to 171 days). Eleven patients (37%) completed maintenance and 10 mg daily was the most commonly delivered dose (44%). Most common reasons for discontinuation were acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) (37%) and disease progression (37%). Cumulative incidence of grades III to IV acute GVHD from time of initiation of LEN was 17%. Outcomes at 18 months after initiation of maintenance were MM progression, 28%; transplantation-related mortality, 11%; and progression-free and overall survival, 63% and 78%, respectively. The use of LEN after alloHCT is feasible at lower doses, although it is associated with a 38% incidence of acute GVHD. Survival outcomes observed in this high-risk MM population warrant further study of this approach.

Author List

Alsina M, Becker PS, Zhong X, Adams A, Hari P, Rowley S, Stadtmauer EA, Vesole DH, Logan B, Weisdorf D, Qazilbash M, Popplewell LL, McClune B, Bensinger W, Riches M, Giralt SA, Pasquini MC, Resource for Clinical Investigation in Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Authors

Parameswaran Hari MD Adjunct Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Brent R. Logan PhD Director, Professor in the Institute for Health and Equity department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Marcelo C. Pasquini MD, MS Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Disease-Free Survival
Female
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Myeloma
Prospective Studies
Thalidomide
Transplantation Conditioning
Transplantation, Homologous
Young Adult