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. 2023 Jan 25;13(1):19. doi: 10.1038/s41408-023-00789-8

Table 3.

Second-line treatment regimens, overall (2004–2018), and by first-line treatment initiation period (pre- and post-2010).

Perioda 2004–2018 Pre-2010 Post-2010
Regimen groups, N (%)b
 Patients, N 1759 775 984
 Bor-based 548 (31.2) 349 (45.0) 199 (20.2)
 IMiD-based 639 (36.3) 229 (29.5) 410 (41.7)
 Chemo 243 (13.8) 124 (16.0) 119 (12.1)
 Rituximab-based 57 (3.2) 11 (1.4) 46 (4.7)
 Dara-based 54 (3.1) 54 (5.5)
 Steroids 9 (0.5) 8 (1.0) 1 (0.1)
 ASCT 128 (7.3) 32 (4.1) 96 (9.8)
 Clinical trial 38 (2.2) 12 (1.5) 26 (2.6)
 Other regimen groups 43 (2.4) 10 (1.3) 33 (3.4)
Individual regimens, N (%)
 Patients, N 1759 775 984
 ASCT 128 (7.3) 32 (4.1) 96 (9.8)
 VCD 156 (8.9) 95 (12.3) 61 (6.2)
 MDex 138 (7.8) 71 (9.2) 67 (6.8)
 VMD 31 (1.8) 11 (1.4) 20 (2)
 RD 382 (21.7) 53 (6.8) 329 (33.4)
 VD 270 (15.3) 203 (26.2) 67 (6.8)
 CTD 119 (6.8) 80 (10.3) 39 (4)
 Clinical trial 38 (2.2) 12 (1.5) 26 (2.6)
 Other individual regimens 497 (28.3) 218 (28.1) 279 (28.4)

ASCT autologous stem cell transplantation, Bor bortezomib, Chemo chemotherapy, CTD cyclophosphamide, thalidomide, and dexamethasone, Dara daratumumab, IMiD immunomodulatory drugs, MDex melphalan and dexamethasone, N number of patients, RD lenalidomide and dexamethasone, VCD bortezomib, cyclophosphamide, and dexamethasone, VD bortezomib and dexamethasone, VMD bortezomib, melphalan, and dexamethasone.

aPre- and post-2010 indicate the periods of 2004–2010 and 2011–2018, respectively.

bPercentages are calculated using the total number of patients in each column as the denominator.