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. 2021 Apr 29;11(4):83. doi: 10.1038/s41408-021-00474-8

Table 2.

Outcomes of patients with +1q in randomized studies of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Trial Study treatments N with 1q Outcomes by 1q status
HOVON65/GMMG-HD471,112

A: VAD → ASCT → mThal

B: PAD → ASCT → mBort

Total +1q: 111 (32.3%)

Gain(1q): 95 (27.6%)

Amp(1q): 16 (4.7%)

96 month OS (+1q vs no +1q)

Arm A: 28% vs 55% (p < 0.001)

Arm B: 36% vs 62% (p = 0.006)

OS HR by 1q copy number

Gain(1q) vs normal 1q: 1.65 (p = 0.0010)

Amp(1q) vs normal 1q: 2.48 (p = 0.0062)

TT217*

A: no Thalidomide

B: with Thalidomide

Total +1q: 205 (42.8%)

Gain(1q): 117 (24%)

Amp(1q): 88 (18%)

+1q vs normal 1q by treatment arm

Arm A: 5 yr OS 55% vs 73%

Arm B: 5 yr OS 49% vs 84%

Outcomes by copy number

Gain(1q) vs normal 1q: 5 yr OS 53% vs 78%, p < 0.001

Gain(1q) vs amp(1q): 5 yr OS 53% vs 50%, p = 0.453

Myeloma IX60,69

A: CTD → ASCT

B: CVAD → ASCT

C: CTDa → mThal vs none

D: MP → mThal vs none

Total +1q: 340 (39.1%)

+1q vs normal 1q

Median PFS: 13.8mo vs 22.1mo; HR 1.53 (p = 6.7 × 10−9)

Median OS: 31.0mo vs 54.8mo; HR 1.61 (p = 1.81 × 10−8)

Myeloma XI69

A: CTD → ASCT → mR vs none

B: CRD → ASCT → mR vs none

C: KCRD → ASCT → mR vs none

D: CTDa → mR vs none

E: CRDa → mR vs none

Total +1q: 357 (34.5%)

Gain(1q): 277 (26.7%)

Amp(1q): 80 (7.7%)

Gain(1q) vs normal 1q

Median PFS: 21.8mo vs 30.1mo HR 1.56 (p = 3.53 × 10−7)

24mo OS: 77.5% vs 83.5% HR 1.67 (p = 3.30 × 10−5)

Gain(1q) vs Amp(1q)

Median PFS: 21.8 mo vs 19.4 mo; HR 0.91 (p = 0.54)

24 mo OS: 77.5% vs 63.8%; HR 1.36 (p = 0.09)

FORTE70

A: KCd → ASCT → R vs KR

B: KRd → ASCT → R vs KR

C: KRd12 → R vs KR

Total +1q: 181 (45.3%)

Gain(1q): 129 (32.3%)

Amp(1q): 52 (13.0%)

Gain(1q) vs normal 1q

Median PFS: 53 mo vs NR; HR 1.65 (95% CI 1.14–2.37)

3 yr OS: 88% vs 94%; HR 1.88 (95% CI 0.98–3.58)

Amp(1q) vs Gain(1q)

Median PFS: 21.8 mo vs 53 mo; HR 1.84 (95% CI 1.21–2.81)

3 yr OS: 55% vs 88%; HR 1.84 (95% CI 1.73–5.68)

Amp(1q) vs normal 1q

Median PFS: 21.8 mo vs NR; HR 3.04 (95% CI 1.99–4.65)

3 yr OS: 55% vs 94%; HR 5.88 (95% CI 3.10–11.17)

S1211101

A: RVd → m. RVd

B: Elo-RVd → m. Elo-RVd

Total +1q: 47 (47%)

Arm A vs Arm B

Median PFS: 41 mo vs 32 mo; HR 0.761 (80% CI 0.459–1.261)

Overall survival (all patients, multivariate analysis)

+1q21 vs no 1q21: HR 0.776 (80% CI 0.388–1.552)

*The TT2 study reported all patients with chromosome 1 abnormalities as Amp1q21, but reported copy number separately.

Patients assigned to intensive (randomized to A or B) or non-intensive (randomized to C or D) at discretion of investigator.

Patients were assigned to intensive (randomized to A or B; arm C added with a protocol amendment) or non-intensive (randomized to D or E) at discretion of investigator. If patients achieved only a partial or minimal response after induction, they were also randomized to intensification with VCD versus no intensification.