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Combination of Bortezomib and Dexamethasone (VD) or Bortezomib, Adriamycine and Dexamethasone (PAD) Followed by High Dose Therapy and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation in First-Line Treatment of T(4;14) Multiple Myeloma : a Prospective Study of the MAG Group
Combination of Bortezomib and Dexamethasone (VD) or Bortezomib, Adriamycine and Dexamethasone (PAD) Followed by High Dose Therapy and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation in First-Line Treatment of T(4;14) Multiple Myeloma : a Prospective Study of the MAG Group
- Source :
- Blood. 114:3408-3408
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- American Society of Hematology, 2009.
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Abstract
- Abstract 3408 Poster Board III-296 The t(4;14)(p16.3;q32), leading to the ectopic expression of two potential oncogenes, the Multiple Myeloma Set Gene (MMSET) and the Fibroblast Growth Factor 3 (FGFR3), is found in 15% of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) and is associated with a very poor prognosis. We previously shown in patients under 65 years of age that High Dose Therapy followed by Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation (HDT-PBSCT) provides a high response rate (RR) but a very short median relapse-free survival of only 11 months. In addition, relapses are often aggressive and chemoresistant. Thus, more effective regimen is urgently needed. We prospectively studied 23 t(4;14) MM patients treated with 3 or 4 cycles of a combination of Bortezomib and Dexamethasone (VD) (n=4) or of Bortezomib, Adriamycine and Dexamethasone (PAD) (n=19) as induction treatment before HDT-PBSCT (Melphalan 200 mg/m2). T(4;14) was detected using real time quantitative PCR searching for IGH/MMSET and FGFR3 transcripts. RR, event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) were evaluated. Median age at diagnosis was 51 years (range, 33-64). Isotype was IgA in 12 (52%) patients. All patients had stage II or III MM. An elevated serum β2m level (>3.5 mg/L) was found in 14 (61%) patients, and a low haemoglobin (Hb) level ( Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.
Details
- ISSN :
- 15280020 and 00064971
- Volume :
- 114
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Blood
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........123e9c17975f4527381cc459309ea3d2
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.v114.22.3408.3408