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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-9-29
pubmed:abstractText
Quality of response is associated with prolonged overall survival (OS) in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients. This cohort study within the phase 3 Assessment of Proteasome Inhibition for Extending Remissions (APEX) trial of bortezomib versus dexamethasone in relapsed myeloma assessed the relationship between quality of response to bortezomib (n = 315) and clinical benefit. Treatment-free interval (TFI), time to alternative therapy (TTAT), time to progression (TTP) and OS were assessed in response-evaluable patients in the bortezomib arm in cohorts defined by achievement of complete response (CR; n = 27), very good partial response (VGPR; n = 31), partial response (PR; n = 77), minimal response (MR; n = 21) or non-response (NR, including stable and progressive disease; n = 159). CR was associated with significantly longer median TFI (24.1 vs. 6.9/6.4 months) and TTAT (27.1 vs. 13.6/14 months) versus VGPR/PR. Median TTP was similar in CR, VGPR and PR cohorts; median OS was not reached. Patients achieving MR appeared to have prolonged median TFI (3.8 vs. 2.3 months), TTAT (8.7 vs. 6.2 months), TTP (4.9 vs. 2.8 months) and OS (24.9 vs. 18.7 months) versus NR. In conclusion, bortezomib had substantial activity in relapsed myeloma patients; CR may be a surrogate marker for significant clinical benefit with bortezomib. MR appeared to be valid as a separate response category in this setting.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1365-2141
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
143
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
46-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-7-29
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18673366-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:18673366-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18673366-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:18673366-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:18673366-Boronic Acids, pubmed-meshheading:18673366-Chi-Square Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:18673366-Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:18673366-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18673366-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18673366-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18673366-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18673366-Multiple Myeloma, pubmed-meshheading:18673366-Protease Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:18673366-Pyrazines, pubmed-meshheading:18673366-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:18673366-Recurrence, pubmed-meshheading:18673366-Remission Induction, pubmed-meshheading:18673366-Time, pubmed-meshheading:18673366-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
The relationship between quality of response and clinical benefit for patients treated on the bortezomib arm of the international, randomized, phase 3 APEX trial in relapsed multiple myeloma.
pubmed:affiliation
Weill-Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY 10021, USA. run9001@med.cornell.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't