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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2019 May 17;19(9):560–569. doi: 10.1016/j.clml.2019.05.001

Table 2.

Characteristics and response of patients receiving mCBAD (n = 140).

Characteristics NDMM (n=13; 9%) PCL (n=11; 8%) RRMM (n=116; 83%)
Gender (male), n(%) 11 (84.6) 9 (81.8) 71 (61.2)
Age at diagnosis, median (range), years 56 (45 – 72) 62 (36 – 79) 55 (22 – 79)
MM subtype, n(%)
IgA lambda 2 (15) 2 (18) 14 (12)
IgA kappa 1 (8) 1 (9) 18 (15)
IgG kappa 4 (31) 1 (9) 45 (39)
IgG lambda 2 (15) 3 (27) 22 (19)
IgD lambda 0 0 1 (0.8)
Lambda light chain only 2 (15) 2 (18) 6 (5)
Kappa light chain only 2 (15) 1 (9) 10 (9)
Non-secretory 0 1 (9) 0
Disease characteristics at initial diagnosis, n(%)
Hypercalcemia 7 (53.8) 4 (36.4) 26 (23.6)
Lytic bone lesions 10 (76.9) 9 (81.8) 95 (81.9)
Anemia 13 (100) 10 (90.9) 82 (74.5)
Kidney failure, creatinine ≥ 2 mg/dL 9 (69.2) 7 (63.6) 34 (30.6)
Bone marrow plasma cells > 60% 9 (69.2) 10 (90.9) 67 (59.3)
ISS stage*, n(%)
I 0 1 (14.3) 26 (28.6)
II 2 (16.7) 0 24 (26.4)
III 10 (83.3) 6 (85.7) 41 (45.1)
FISH studies**, n(%)
t(4,14) 1 (8.3) 1 (11.1) 9 (10)
t(14,16) 0 0 2 (2.2)
Deletion 17p 1 (8.3) 3 (33.3) 23 (25.6)
Number of previous lines of therapy NA
1 1 (9.1) 26 (22.4)
2 1 (9.1) 33 (28.4)
3 2 (18.2) 26 (22.4)
≥ 4 0 31 (26.7)
Previous ASCT, n(%) - 2 (18.2) 56 (48.7)
Number of previous lines of therapy
< 3 regimen NA 2 (50) 59 (50.7)
≥ 3 regimen 2 (50) 57 (49.1)
Number of prior therapies received, (%)
0 13 (100) 7 (63.6) 0
1 0 1 (9.1) 26 (22.4)
2 0 1 (9.1) 33 (28.4)
3 0 2 (18.2) 26 (22.4)
4 0 0 14 (12.1)
5 0 0 6 (5.2)
6 0 0 4 (3.4)
7 0 0 3 (2.6)
8 0 0 3 (2.6)
12 0 0 1 (0.9)
Time from diagnosis to start of mCBAD (months); median (range) NA 1
< 3 regimen 0.13 and 112*** 9 (0.33 – 86.3)
≥ 3 regimen 9 and 52*** 46.4 (7.23 – 744.77)
Previous treatment NA i
Bortezomib 4 (36.4) 109 (94)
Lenalidomide/Thalidomide 3 (27.3) 99(85)
Bortezomib plus lenalidomide 1 (9.1) 93 (80.2)
Carfilzomib 0 28 (24)
Pomalidomide 0 13 (11.2)
ECOG-PS before mCBAD i
0–1 11 (84.6) 6 (54.5) 93 (80.1)
2 2 (15.4) 1 (9) 18 (15.5)
3–4 0 2 (18.1) 2 (1.7)
Clinical rationale for use of mCBAD in NDMM NA NA
High tumor burden with renal failure 5 (38.5)
High tumor burden without renal failure 1 (7.7)
Rapid change in clinical status while awaiting treatment
 - Rapid increase in tumor burden with concurrent kidney failure 4 (30.8)
 -Transformation to PCL 2(15.3)
Simultaneous diagnosis of MM and aggressive B cell lymphoma 1 (7.7)
Number of mCBAD cycles received, (%) 1
≤ 2 11 (84.6) 9 (81.8) 100 (86.2)
≥ 3 2 (14.4) 2 (18.2) 16 (13.8)
Number of mCBAD cycles received, (%) 1
1 8 (61.5) 6 (63.6) 57 (49.1)
2 3 (23.1) 3 (27.3) 43 (37.1)
3 1 (7.7) 0 16 (13.8)
4 1 (7.7) 0 0
6 0 1 (9.1) 0
Subsequent transplant after treatment
No transplant 3 (23.1) 7 (63.7) 71 (61.2)
Autologous Stem cell transplant 9 (69.2) 4 (36.3) 42 (36.2)
Allogeneic Stem cell transplant 1 (7.1) 0 3 (2.6)
Maintenance Therapy 9 (69.2) 5 (45.5) 54 (46.5)
Lenalidomide-Dex 7 (53.8) - 24 (20.7)
PI-Dex - 2 (18.2) ‡ 11 (9.5) ¶¶
VRD 2 (15.4) † 2 (18.2) 5 (4.3) ¶¶¶
VCD - 1 (9.1) 7 (6)
KRD/KCD - - 2 (1.7)/1 (0.9)
Other - - 4 (3.4) §
Type of response¥
ORR 13(100) 10 (100) 91 (85)
CR 3 (23.1) 1 (10) 8 (7.5)
VGPR 3 (23.1) 2 (20) 19 (17.8)
PR 7 (53.8) 7 (70) 64 (59.8)
SD 0 0 3 (2.8)
PD 0 0 13 (12.1)

mCBAD: modified Cyclophosphamide, Bortezomib, Doxorubicin, and Dexamethasone; MM: multiple myeloma; NDMM: newly diagnosed multiple myeloma; PCL: plasma cell leukemia; RRMM: relapsed refractory multiple myeloma; ISS: international staging system; FISH: fluorescent in situ; ASCT: autologous stem cell transplant; ECOG-PS: eastern cooperative oncology group - performance status, PI: proteasome inhibitor; VRD: Bortezomib, Lenalidomide, Dexamethasone; VCD: Bortezomib, Cyclophosphamide, Dexamethasone; KRD: Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, Dexamethasone; KCD: Carfilzomib, Cyclophosphamide, Dexamethasone; ORR: overall response rate; CR: complete response; VGPR: very good partial response; PR: partial response; SD: stable disease; PD: progressive disease.

*

ISS staging data was available for 110 patients.

**

FISH studies were available for 111 patients.

***

2 patients each had either <3 lines or ≥ 3 lines of therapy. The other patients with PCL were newly diagnosed and had not received any therapies prior to mCBAD.

†

One patient received ixazomib instead of bortezomib and one patient received Elotuzumab in addition to VRD.

‡

one patient received bortezomib and one patient received carfilzomib

4 patients received thalidomide maintenance

¶¶

6 patients received bortezomib, 4 patients received carfilzomib, and 1 patients received ixazomib

¶¶¶

One patient received thalidomide instead of lenalidomide

§

One patient received cyclophosphamide, one patient received a combination of daratumumab, lenalidomide, dexamethasone; one patient received carfilzomib, panobinostat, dexamethasone; one patient received an aurora A kinase inhibitor within a clinical trial.

¥

10 patients with PCL were evaluable for response and 107 patients of RRMM patients were evaluable for response