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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 14.
Published in final edited form as: Br J Haematol. 2010 Jul 7;150(4):428–437. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08264.x

Table II.

Summary of primary myeloma treatments in the as-randomized population.

340 mg/m2 175 mg/m2 50 mg/m2 Total
n = 8 n = 8 n = 6 N = 22
Time since original diagnosis (months)
N 8 8 5 21
 Median 62·5 95·0 59·0 81·0
 Range 31–124 37–111 40–140 31–140
Prior SCT, n (%)
 Allogeneic 1 (13) 0 1 (17) 2 (9)
 Autologous 5 (63) 6 (75) 5 (83) 16 (73)
Not considered eligible at any time since diagnosis for SCT 2 (25) 2 (25) 0 4 (18)
Total number of prior myeloma regimens
N 8 8 6 22
 Median (range) 4·0 (3–8) 6·5 (4–10) 4·5 (4–11) 5·0 (3–11)
Chemotherapeutic agents, n (%)
 Bortezomib 8 (100) 8 (100) 6 (100) 22 (100)
 Lenalidomide 8 (100) 8 (100) 6 (100) 22 (100)
 Thalidomide 7 (88) 8 (100) 6 (100) 21 (96)
 Dexamethasone 7 (88) 8 (100) 6 (100) 21 (96)
 Melphalan 6 (75) 7 (88) 4 (67) 17 (77)
 Cyclophosphamide 6 (75) 7 (88) 3 (50) 16 (73)
 Doxorubicin 4 (50) 5 (63) 3 (50) 12 (55)
Best response to most recent regimen, n (%)
 Complete response 1 (13) 0 0 1 (5)
 VGPR 2 (25) 1 (13) 0 3 (14)
 Partial response 1 (13) 1 (13) 0 2 (9)
 Minimal response 1 (13) 2 (25) 3 (50) 6 (27)
 Stable disease 1 (13) 3 (38) 1 (17) 5 (23)
 Progressive disease 2 (25) 1 (13) 2 (33) 5 (23)
Reason for most recent discontinuation, n (%)
 Progressive disease 5 (63) 5 (63) 5 (83) 15 (68)
 Intolerance 2 (25) 0 0 2 (9)
 Other 1 (13) 3 (38) 1 (17) 5 (23)

SCT, stem cell transplant; VGPR, very good partial response, according to the IMWG uniform criteria (2006).