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. 2022 May 11;12:844779. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.844779

Table 3.

Major clinical trials and real-world studies based on carfilzomib for the treatment of RRMM.

Study Age* Median lines (range)/prior exposure ResponseORR/≥VGPR/≥CR PFS/OS/DOT/TTNT Toxicity, G≥3
MAJOR CLINICAL TRIALS
ASPIRE (9, 55)
KRd: N=396
64 2 (1-3)/
Bort-exposed: 65%
Len-exposed: 20%
- 87%/70%/31% mPFS: 26 mo
mOS: 48.3 mo
mDOT: 72 weeks (~16.5 mo)
- Neutropenia 30%
- Thrombocytopenia 20%
- Pneumonia 16%
- Hypertension 6%
- Heart failure 4%
- Ischemic heart disease 4%
ENDEAVOR (53, 54)
Kd: N=464
65 2 (1-2)/
Bort-exposed: 54%
Len-exposed: 38%
- 77%/54%/13% mPFS: 18 mo
mOS: 47 mo
mDOT: 40 weeks (~9.2 mo)
- Neutropenia 3%
- Thrombocytopenia 12%
- Pneumonia 7%
- Hypertension 15%
- Heart failure 6%
- Ischemic heart disease 3%
MAJOR REAL-WORLD STUDIES
20150262 (NCT03091127), Terpos et al., 2020 (56)
KRd: N=382
Kd: N=273
KRd: 65
Kd: 68
KRd: 1 (NA)
Kd: 3 (NA)/
Bort-exposed: 97%
Len-exposed: KRd 34%, Kd 68%
ASCT: KRd 63%, Kd 44%
KRd:
- 83%/66%/31%
Kd:
- 68%/42%/13%
mPFS: NA
mOS: NA
mDOT:
- KRd 14.6 mo
- Kd 7.5 mo
KRd:
- Hematologic AEs 20%
- Infection 14%
- Vascular AEs 7%
Kd:
- Hematologic AEs 14%
- Infection 16%
- Vascular AEs 5%
Rete Ematologica Pugliese, Mele et al., 2021 (57)
KRd: N=130
66 1 (NA)/
Bort-exposed: 97%
Len-exposed: 36%
- 79%/54%/37% mPFS: 24 mo
mOS: NA
- Hematologic AEs 9%
- Infection 2% (any G 14%)
- Cardiac AEs 3% (any G 11%)
- SPM 3%
Rocchi et al., 2021 (58)
KRd: N=197
63 2 (NA)/
Bort-exposed: 96%
Len-exposed: 45% (ref: 22%)
- 88%/50%/21% mPFS: 19.8 mo
1-y OS rate: 80%
mDOT: NA
- Neutropenia 21%
- Infection 11%
- Hypertension 6%
- Heart failure 1%
Davies et al., 2021 (52)
KRd: N=218
64 NA (53% ≥3 lines)/
PI+IMiD-exposed: 67% (ref: 21%)
mDOT: 7 mo
mTTNT: 8.7 mo
NA

*Age: median age.

RRMM, relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma; K, carfilzomib; R, Len, lenalidomide; d, dexamethasone; N, number; Bort, bortezomib; NA, not available; ref, refractory; PI, proteasome inhibitor; IMiD, immunomodulatory drug; ORR, overall response rate; ≥VGPR, at least a very good partial response; ≥CR, at least a complete response; PFS, progression-free survival; OS, overall survival; DOT, duration of treatment; TTNT, time to next treatment; mPFS, median PFS; mOS, median OS; mDOT, median DOT; mTTNT, median TTNT; mo, months; y, years; G, grade; AEs, adverse events; SPM, second primary malignancy.