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. 2021 Nov 9;11:21916. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-01440-x

Table 2.

Non-haematological toxicity and second primary malignancy in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Daratumumab-containing treatment (n/N, %) Control treatment (n/N, %)
All grade peripheral neuropathy
CANDOR study 53/308 (17%) 13/153 (8%)
CASTOR study 115/243 (47%) 89/237 (37%)
Substudy of CASTOR study
Standard cytogenetic risk MM 67/137 (49%) 50/136 (37%)
High cytogenetic risk MM 22/40 (55%) 13/34 (38%)
Grade 3–4 peripheral neuropathy
CANDOR study 0/308 (0%) 0/153 (0%)
CASTOR study 11/243 (4.5%) 16/237 (6.8%)
Substudy of CASTOR study
Standard cytogenetic risk MM 4/137 (2.9%) 8/136 (5.9%)
High cytogenetic risk MM 2/40 (5.0%) 4/34 (12%)
All grade hypertension
Substudy of CASTOR study
Standard cytogenetic risk MM 15/137 (11%) 5/136 (3.7%)
High cytogenetic risk MM 4/40 (10%) 1/34 (2.9%)
Substudy of POLLUX study
Standard cytogenetic risk MM 12/192 (6.3%) 8/176 (4.5%)
High cytogenetic risk MM 9/35 (25.7%) 2/34 (5.9%)
Grade 3–4 hypertension
Substudy of CASTOR study
Standard cytogenetic risk MM 9/137 (6.6%) 1/136 (0.7%)
High cytogenetic risk MM 2/40 (5%) 0/34 (0%)
Substudy of POLLUX study
Standard cytogenetic risk MM 5/192 (2.6%) 2/176 (1.1%)
High cytogenetic risk MM 4/35 (11.4%) 0/34 (0%)
Acute cardiac failure
CANDOR study 23/308 (7.5%) 16/153 (10%)
Ischemic heart disease
CANDOR study 13/308 (4.2%) 5/153 (3.3%)
Acute renal failure
CANDOR study 18/308 (5.8%) 12/153 (7.8%)
Second primary malignancy
POLLUX study 8/286 (2.8%) 10/283 (3.6%)
CASTOR study 6/243 (2.5%) 1/237 (0.4%)