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. 2021 Dec 10;2021(1):30-36. doi: 10.1182/hematology.2021000229

Table 3.

Efficacy of current treatment approaches for patients with NDMM with high-risk features (defined as del(17p), t(4;14), or t(14;16))

Clinical trial Transplant-eligible NDMM
SWOG-1211 Cassiopeia Forte Griffin
Population High risk* ITT High risk ITT High risk ITT High risk
Treatment EloVRd vs VRd DVTd vs VTD DVTd vs VTD KRd-T/KRd12 KRd-T/KRd12 DRVd vs RVd DRVd vs RVd
PFS (m)/HR 31 vs 34/0.96 NR/0.47 NR/0.67 NR/0.64 NR/0.51 NR/NA NR/NA
Clinical trial Transplant-ineligible NDMM
SWOG ALCYONE MAIA
Population ITT High risk ITT High risk Frail patients ITT High risk Frail patients
Treatment VRd- > Rd vs Rd VRd- > Rd vs Rd DVMP vs VMP DVMP vs VMP DVMP vs VMP DRd vs Rd DRd vs Rd DRd vs Rd
PFS (m)/HR 43 vs 30/0.74 38 vs 16/NA 36 vs 18/0.50 18 vs 18/0.78 33 vs 19/0.51 NR vs 34/0.54 45 vs 29/0.57 NR vs 30/0.62
Clinical trial Relapsed-refractory MM
POLLUX ASPIRE ELOQUENT-2 TOURMALINE-MM1
Population ITT High risk Early relapse ITT High risk Early relapse ITT High risk ITT High risk
Treatment DRd vs Rd DRd vs Rd KRd vs Rd KRd vs Rd EloRd vs Rd EloRd vs Rd IRd vs Rd IRd vs Rd
PFS (m)/HR 44.5 vs 17.5/0.44 26.8 vs 8.3/0.37 0.38 26.3 vs 17.3/0.69 23 vs 13.9/0.7 21.4 vs 10.7/0.7 19.4 vs 14.9/0.70 NA/0.72(del17p)
NA/0.56 (t(4;14)
20.6 vs 14.7/0.74 21.4 vs 9.7/0.54
Clinical trial CASTOR ENDEAVOR CANDOR IKEMA
Population ITT High risk ITT High risk ITT High risk Early relapse ITT High risk
Treatment DVd vs Vd DVd vs Vd Kd vs Vd Kd vs Vd DKd vs Kd DKd vs Kd IsaKd vs Kd IsaKd vs Kd
PFS (m)/HR 16.7 vs 7.1/0.31 12.6 vs 6.2/0.41 18.7 vs 9.4/0.53 8.8 vs 6.0/0.7 28.6 vs 15.9/0.59 15.6 vs 5.6/0.49 CRrate 28 vs 3% NR vs 19.1/0.53 NA/0.72
Clinical trial OPTIMISMM BOSTON ICARIA ELOQUENT-3
Population ITT High risk ITT High risk ITT High risk ITT High risk
Treatment PVd vs Vd PVd vs Vd SVd vs Vd SVd vs Vd IsaPd vs Pd IsaPd vs Pd EloPd vs Pd EloPd vs Pd
PFS (m)/HR 11.2 vs 7.1/0.61 NA/0.56 11.2 vs 5.8/0.61 NA/0.67 11.5 vs 6.4/0.59 NA/0.66 10.3 vs 4.7/0.54 0.52
Clinical trial STORM HORIZON DREAMM-2 KARMMA-1
Population ITT High risk ITT High risk ITT High risk ITT High risk
Treatment Sd Sd Melflufen-dex Melflufen-dex Belamaf Belamaf Ide-cel Ide-cel
PFS (m)/HR 3.7 3.3* and 4.6* 4.2 3.0 3.9 2.1 8.8 10.4
*

High-risk definition: gene expression profiling high risk, t(14;16), t(14;20), del(17p), amp1q21, plasma cell leukemia, elevated serum LDH (2  ×  upper limit of normal).

Belamaf, belantamaf mafodotin; dex, dexamethasone; DKd, daratumumab, carfilzomib, and dexamethasone; DRd, daratumumab, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone; DRVd, daratumumab, lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone; DVd, daratumumab, bortezomib, and dexamethasone; DVMP, daratumumab, bortezomib, melphalan, and prednisone; DVTd, daratumumab, bortezomib, thalidomide, and dexamethasone; Elo, elotuzumab; EloPd, elotuzumab, pomalidomide, and dexamethasone; EloRd, elotuzumab, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone; Ide-cel, idecabtagene vicleucel; IRd, ixazomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone; IsaKd, isatuximab, carfilzomib, and dexamethasone; IsaPd, isatuximab, pomalidomide, and dexamethasone; ITT, intention-to-treat population; Kd, carfilzomib and dexamethasone; KRd, carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone; KRd-T, carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone followed by transplant; KRd 12, KRd for 12 cycles; m, months; NA, not available; NR, not reached; PVd, pomalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone; Rd, lenalidomide and dexamethasone; RVd, lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone; Sd, selinexor and dexamethasone; SVd, selinexor, bortezomib, and dexamethasone; VTd, bortezomib, thalidomide, and dexamethasone.