Table 1.
aComplete plus partial response, assessed by European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation criteria.
bPooled odds ratio in favor of MPT.
Abbreviations: CR, complete response; IFM, Intergroupe Francophone du Myelome; MM, multiple myeloma; MP, melphalan and prednisone; MPR-R, MP plus lenalidomide with lenalidomide maintenance; MPT, MP plus thalidomide; NR, not reported; ORR, overall response rate; OS, overall survival; TTP, time to progression; VISTA, Velcade as Initial Standard Therapy in Multiple Myeloma; VMP, bortezomib plus MP.