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Bortezomib Retreatment in Relapsed Multiple Myeloma - Results from a Retrospective Multicentre Survey in Germany and Switzerland.
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PMID:  21372599     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Objectives: This multicenter, retrospective survey evaluated the efficacy and safety of bortezomib retreatment in patients with relapsed multiple myeloma who had responded to initial bortezomib treatment. Methods: Clinical records of 94 patients receiving bortezomib retreatment in Germany and Switzerland were reviewed. Results: Sixty patients were included according to prespecified criteria. Patients had received a mean 3.7 ± 2.3 therapies prior to initial bortezomib. Overall response rate to bortezomib retreatment was 63.3%; 8 (13.3%), 3 (5.0%) and 27 (45.0%) patients achieved complete response (CR), near-CR and partial response, respectively. Response to retreatment was associated with response to initial treatment (75.0% of patients with CR to initial treatment responded to retreatment) and treatment-free interval (TFI) after initial treatment (76.9 vs. 38.1% overall response rate for patients with TFI >6 vs. ≤6 months). After retreatment, median time to progression was 9.3 months. Median TFI was 5.7 months; 31.7, 25.0 and 15.0% of patients experienced a TFI longer than 6, 9 and 12 months, respectively. Reported adverse drug reactions were consistent with the known safety profile of bortezomib and most resolved completely. Conclusions: These results demonstrate that relapsed multiple myeloma patients who respond to initial bortezomib treatment have a sustained susceptibility to bortezomib and do not experience uncommon toxicity to retreatment.
Authors:
I Hrusovsky; B Emmerich; A von Rohr; J Voegeli; C Taverna; R A Olie; H Pliskat; C Frohn; G Hess
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-3-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  Oncology     Volume:  79     ISSN:  1423-0232     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-3-4     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0135054     Medline TA:  Oncology     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  247-254     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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Diakonie-Krankenhaus, Schwäbisch Hall, Germany.
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