Borja Puertas, Verónica González-Calle, Anna Sureda, María José Moreno, Albert Oriol, Esther González, Laura Rosiñol, Jordi López, Fernando Escalante, Joaquín Martínez-Lopez, Estrella Carrillo, Esther Clavero, Rafael Ríos-Tamayo, Beatriz Rey-Bua, Ana Pilar González-Rodríguez, Victoria Dourdil, Felipe De Arriba, Sonia González, Jaime Pérez-de-Oteyza, Miguel T Hernández, Aránzazu García-Mateo, Joan Bargay, Joan Bladé, Juan José Lahuerta, Jesús F San Miguel, Enrique M Ocio, María-Victoria Mateos
In this randomized phase II study (GEM-KyCyDex, clinicaltrials gov. Identifier: NCT03336073), the combination of weekly carfilzomib 70 mg/m2, cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone (KCd) was compared to carfilzomib and dexamethasone (Kd) in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) after 1-3 prior lines (PL). One hundred and ninety-seven patients were included and randomized 1:1 to receive KCd (97 patients) or Kd (100 patients) in 28-day cycles until progressive disease or unacceptable toxicity occurred. Patient median age was 70 years, and the median number of PL was one (range, 1-3)...
October 1, 2023: Haematologica