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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2019 Feb 27;137:18–26. doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2019.02.011

Table 2:

Dose modification of drugs used for the treatment of multiple myeloma according to Creatinine Clearance (CrCl)

Drug > 60 ml/min 30-59 ml/min 15-29 ml/min <15 ml/min On dialysis
Melphalan PO, mg/kg/d 0.15-0.25 0.11-0.19 0.11-0.19 0.0175-0.125 0.0175-0.125
Cyclophosphamide 300 mg/m2 No dose adjustment required
Doxorubicin 30 mg/m2 No dose adjustment required
Carmustine 150-200 mg/m2 (single dose or divided in 2 days) No dose adjustment required Discontinue at CrCl < 10
Plerixafor 0.24 mg/kg/d ≤50 CrCl, 0.16 mg/kg/d
Dexamethasone 20-40 mg No dose adjustment required
Prednisone According to regimen No dose adjustment required
Thalidomide 50-200 mg/d No dose adjustment required
Lenalidomide 25 mg/d 10 mg/d 15 mg/48hr 5 mg/d 5 mg/d, post-dialysis
Pomalidomide 4 mg/d No dose adjustment required NA 3 mg/d post-dialysis
Bortezomib 1.3 mg/m2 No dose adjustment required
Carfilzomib According to regimen (20/27/56 mg/m2) No dose adjustment required
Ixazomib 4 mg/d No dose adjustment required 3 mg/d 3 mg 3 mg, pre or post dialysis
Panobinostat 20 mg/d No dose adjustment required Not studied
Daratumumab 16 mg/kg No dose adjustment required
Elotuzumab 10 mg/kg No dose adjustment required
Pamidronate 90 mg monthly No dose adjustment required Not recommended
Zoledronic acid (monthly) 4 mg 3 - 3.5 mg CrCl 50-60 ml/min: 3.5mg, 40-49: 3.3 mg, 30-39: 3 mg. Not recommended
Denosumab 120 mg monthly No dose adjustment required
Enoxaparin 40 mg/d No dose adjustment required 30 mg/d