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. 2016 May 21;7(4):196–208. doi: 10.1177/2040620716648566

Table 3.

Bortezomib: relapsed or refractory regimens.

Regimen/trial Treatment scheme Number of patients Median age Median follow-up (months) Median number of prior lines Prior ASCT ORR CR PFS OS Reference
PINNACLE Bortezomib 1.3 mg/m2 IV on days 1, 4, 8, and 11 in 21-day cycles
(every 21 days until progression up to 17 cycles)
155 65 32 1 37%* 32% 8% 6.7 months 23.5 months Fisher et al. [2006]; Goy et al. [2009]
BVR Bendamustine 90 mg/m2 IV on days 1 and 4
Bortezomib 1.3 mg/m2 IV on days 1, 4, 8, and 11
Rituximab 375 mg/m2 on day 1
(every 28 days up to six cycles)
30 (total)
7 (MCL)
64 24 4 20% (total) 82% (total)
71% (MCL)
51% (total) 47%
(total)
2 years
UR Friedberg et al. [2011]
CHOP versus V-CHOP Cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 IV, doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 IV, vincristine 1·4 mg/m2 IV (to a maximum dose of 2 mg) and prednisolone 100 mg daily PO ×5 days on day 1 of each cycle with or without bortezomib 1·6 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8
(every 21 days up to a maximum of eight cycles)
46 71 versus 69 34 1 None 48.8% versus 82.6% 21.7% versus 34.8% 8.1 versus 16.5 months 11.8 versus 35.6 months Furtado et al. [2015]
CALGB-
(Alliance) 50501
Bortezomib, 1.3 mg/m2 IV on days 1, 4, 8, 11, and lenalidomide, 20 mg PO daily on days 1–14 (every 21 days up to a maximum of eight cycles) 53 67 46 1 40% 39.6% 15.1% 7 months 26 months Morrison et al. [2015]
R-HAD + B Bortezomib 1.5 mg/m2 IV on days 1 and 4, cytarabine 2000 mg/m2 (⩽60 years) or 1000 mg/m2 (⩾60 years) as a 3 h IVCI on days 2 and 3, and dexamethasone 40 mg PO daily on days 1–4 ± rituximab 375 mg/m2 IV on day 0
(every 21 days given hematologic recovery)
8 65 UR 4 25% 50% 25% 5 months 15.5 months Weigert et al. [2009]
NCIC
IND 172
Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 IV on days 1 and 8 and bortezomib 1.0 mg/m2 IV on days 1, 4, 8, and 11
(every 21 days given hematologic recovery up to a maximum of four cycles)
26 62 15.9 1 15% 60% 8% 11.4 months UR Kouroukis et al. [2011]

ASCT, autologous stem cell transplantation; CALGB, Cancer and Leukemia Group B; CR, complete response rate; IV, intravenous; IVCI, intravenous continuous infusion; MCL, mantle cell lymphoma; NCIC, National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group; ORR, overall response rate; OS, overall survival; PO, orally; PFS, progression-free survival; UR, unreported.

*

Including all ‘high-intensity regimens’ with or without ASCT (Hyper-CVAD, ICE, ESHAP, or DHAP, all with or without rituximab [Fisher et al. 2006]).