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. 2017 Apr 21;7(4):e554. doi: 10.1038/bcj.2017.31

Table 3. Response by type of previous treatment (ITT population).

  Previous bortezomib
No previous bortezomib
  KRd n=261 Rd n=260 KRd n=135 Rd n=136
Best overall response, n (%)
 sCR 31 (11.9) 12 (4.6) 25 (18.5) 5 (3.7)
 CR 47 (18.0) 13 (5.0) 23 (17.0) 7 (5.1)
 VGPR 97 (37.2) 77 (29.6) 54 (40.0) 46 (33.8)
 PR 50 (19.2) 63 (24.2) 18 (13.3) 41 (30.1)
ORR, n (%)a 225 (86.2) 165 (63.5) 120 (88.9) 99 (72.8)
 95% CIb 81.4–90.1% 57.3–69.3% 82.3–93.6% 64.5–80.1%
 OR for KRd vs Rd (95% CI) 3.60 (2.33–5.55) 2.99 (1.55–5.76)
  Previous thalidomide
No previous thalidomide
  KRd n=176 Rd n=171 KRd n=220 Rd n=225
Best overall response, n (%)
 sCR 32 (18.2) 8 (4.7) 24 (10.9) 9 (4.0)
 CR 28 (15.9) 8 (4.7) 42 (19.1) 12 (5.3)
 VGPR 63 (35.8) 41 (24.0) 88 (40.0) 82 (36.4)
 PR 33 (18.8) 47 (27.5) 35 (15.9) 57 (25.3)
ORR, n (%)a 156 (88.6) 104 (60.8) 189 (85.9) 160 (71.1)
 95% CIb 83.0−92.9% 53.1−68.2% 80.6−90.2% 64.7−76.9%
 OR for KRd vs Rd (95% CI) 5.03 (2.88–8.78) 2.48 (1.54–3.99)
  Previous lenalidomide
No previous lenalidomide
  KRd n=79 Rd n=78 KRd n=317 Rd n=318
Best overall response, n (%)
 sCR 8 (10.1) 3 (3.8) 48 (15.1) 14 (4.4)
 CR 11 (13.9) 1 (1.3) 59 (18.6) 19 (6.0)
 VGPR 25 (31.6) 14 (17.9) 126 (39.7) 109 (34.3)
 PR 20 (25.3) 21 (26.9) 48 (15.1) 83 (26.1)
ORR, n (%)a 64 (81.0) 39 (50.0) 281 (88.6) 225 (70.8)
 95% CIb 70.6–89.0% 38.5–61.5% 84.6–91.9% 65.4–75.7%
 OR for KRd vs Rd (95% CI) 4.27 (2.08–8.73) 3.23 (2.11–4.92)

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; CR, complete response; ITT, intent-to-treat; KRd, carfilzomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone; OR, odds ratio; ORR, overall response rate; PR, partial response; Rd, lenalidomide and dexamethasone; sCR, stringent complete response; VGPR, very good partial response.

a

Determined by Independent Review Committee according to International Myeloma Working Group Uniform Response Criteria. Patients evaluated for ORR had a best overall response of PR or better.

b

Clopper−Pearson interval.