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. 2017 Dec 27;97(3):387–400. doi: 10.1007/s00277-017-3191-7

Table 1.

Neutropenia rates by regimen

Regimen Range of reported grade 3 and 4 neutropenia, % Number of studies
Thalidomide 0–≤ 5 1
CTD 0–≤ 5 1
VT 0–≤ 5 1
VP 0–≤ 5 1
Bortezomib 0–≤ 5 2
> 5–≤ 10 1
> 10–≤ 25 7
> 25–≤ 50 0
VD 0–≤ 5 2
> 5–≤ 10 1
> 10–≤ 25 2
VTD 0–≤ 5 2
> 10–≤ 25 2
> 25–≤ 50 1
Bortezomib-based > 5–≤ 10 1
> 10–≤ 25 2
> 25–≤ 50 1
Dexamethasone 0–≤ 5 5
> 10–≤ 25 1
Lenalidomide maintenance > 5–≤ 10 2
> 10–≤ 25 2
> 25–≤ 50 1
RD 0–≤ 5 1
> 5–≤ 10 1
> 10–≤ 25 11
> 25–≤ 50 9
> 50–≤ 75 2
RP maintenance > 5–≤ 10 1
RVD > 5–≤ 10 1
> 10–≤ 25 1
Lenalidomide-based > 10–≤ 25 2
> 25–≤ 50 5
ERD > 25–≤ 50 1
MP > 5–≤ 10 1
> 25–≤ 50 2
MPT > 10–≤ 25 1
> 25–≤ 50 1
PAN-BTZ-Dex > 25–≤ 50 1
VCD > 10–≤ 25 1
> 25–≤ 50 2
VMP > 10–≤ 25 1
> 25–≤ 50 2
VMPT > 25–≤ 50 1
PAD > 10–≤ 25 2
RCD consolidation > 10–≤ 25 1
PD > 25–≤ 50 4
PVD > 25–≤ 50 1
IRD > 10–≤ 25 1
Vorinostat + bortezomib > 10–≤ 25 1
KRD > 25–≤ 50 1
MPR > 50–≤ 75 1
> 75–100 1
CHOP > 50–≤ 75 1
HD-M > 50–≤ 75 1
> 75–100 3
VTD-PACE > 50–≤ 75 1
> 75–100 1
PACE > 75–100 1

CHOP cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin/vincristine/prednisone, CTD cyclophosphamide/thalidomide/dexamethasone, ERD elotuzumab/lenalidomide/dexamethasone, HD-M high-dose melphalan, IRD ixazomib/lenalidomide/dexamethasone, KRD carfilzomib/lenalidomide/dexamethasone, MP melphalan/prednisone, MPR melphalan/prednisone/lenalidomide, MPT melphalan/prednisone/thalidomide, PACE cisplatin/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide/etoposide, PAD bortezomib/doxorubicin/dexamethasone, PD pomalidomide/dexamethasone, PVD pomalidomide/bortezomib/dexamethasone, PAN-BTZ-Dex panobinostat/bortezomib/dexamethasone, RCD lenalidomide/cyclophosphamide/dexamethasone, RD lenalidomide/dexamethasone, RCP lenalidomide/cyclophosphamide/prednisone, RP lenalidomide/prednisone, RVD lenalidomide/bortezomib/dexamethasone, VCD bortezomib/cyclophosphamide/dexamethasone, VD bortezomib/dexamethasone, VMP bortezomib/melphalan/prednisone, VMPT bortezomib/melphalan/prednisone/thalidomide, VP bortezomib/prednisone, VT bortezomib/thalidomide, VTD bortezomib/thalidomide/dexamethasone, VTD-PACE bortezomib/thalidomide/dexamethasone/cisplatin/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide/etoposide