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  • 1
    Publication Date: 2018-11-29
    Description: [Background] Thecombination therapy consisting of bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone (RVD) for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma has been one of the standard induction therapies in recent years. However, 9-23 % of patients discontinued treatments because of severe adverse events in the previous reports (SWOG S077, IFM2009). Thus, it has not been clarified ifthe dosing schedule of RVD is appropriate. Here, we investigated the efficacy and safety of modified RVD-lite for 45 transplant eligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM). [Patients and methods] We retrospectively analyzed 45 transplant eligible patients with NDMM who received modified RVD-lite for induction therapy between February 2016 and March 2018. The median age was 58 years old (range 36~66), and 6 (13.3%) patients were AL amyloidosisassociated with multiple myeloma. Patients received bortezomib 1.3 mg/m2once weekly subcutaneous (SC) on days 1, 8, 15, 22, lenalidomide 15 mg/day on days 2-7, 9-14, 16-21 and dexamethasone 40mg on days 1, 8, 15, 22. The Revised International Staging System (R-ISS) wereI in 13 (28.9%), II in 30 (66.7%) and III in 2 (4.4%). High-risk cytogenetics, defined as the presence of deletion 17, t(4;14) and t(14;16) by FISH analysis, were identified in 5 (11.1%) patients. After 4 cycles of modifiedVRd-lite, we evaluated the efficacy and adverse events. [Results] The overall response rate (ORR) after four 28-day cycles of modifiedRVD-lite was obtained in 41 (91.1%), including sCR in 6 (13.3%) and CR in 5 (11.1%). SD and PD were observed in 2 patients (4.4%) and 1 patient (2.2%), respectively. One patient was not evaluated efficacy, because a patient changed modifiedRVD-lite to ixazomib, lenalidomideand dexamethasone therapy for grade 3 peripheral neuropathy. Thirty-eight of 45 patients (84.4%) received autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) after at least 4 courses of modifiedVRd-lite. The median number of CD34+cells/kg collected was 4.83 x 106(range, 1.1-11.9). All patients received melphalan at doses of 200 mg/m2. In these patients, response after ASCT were sCR in 15(41.7%), CR in 2 (5.6%), VGPR in 8 (22.2%) and PR in 8 (22.2%). Three of seven patients who did not received ASCT will receive ASCT ina few months. Among other 4 patients who did not receive ASCT, 2 patients chose other therapies without ASCT, and 2 patients could not receiveASCT because they showed no improvement in cardiac AL amyloidosis. Grade 3 or higher adverse events (AEs) were observed in 17 (37.8%). Most frequent grade 3 or higher AE was neutropenia (grade 3:17.8%, grade 4:6.7%). Only one patient (2.2 %) discontinued modifiedRVD-lite because of grade 3 peripheral neuropathy. [Conclusions] The ORR after 4 cycles ofmodifiedRVD-lite was high (91.1%). These results might be related to low rate of discontinuation of treatment. Also, the ORR after ASCT was comparable to the results previously published (N Engl J Med .2017 Apr 6:376(14):1311). AEs in modified RVD-lite were feasible and manageable in most patients. Our results suggest that modifiedRVD-lite is very feasible and effective treatment for patients with transplant eligible NDMM. Disclosures Suzuki: Sanofi Aventis: Consultancy, Honoraria; Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria; Ono: Consultancy, Honoraria; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Honoraria; Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria; SRL.Inc: Employment.
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    Electronic ISSN: 1528-0020
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  • 2
    Publication Date: 2016-12-02
    Description: Background: Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a subtype of non-Langerhans histiocytic disorder that is shown to be driven by hyperactivation of MAPK pathway (most frequently caused by BRAFV600E mutation) and characterized by generalized organ dysfunction with infiltration of CD68-positive, CD1a-negative histiocytes. However, ECD is a rare entity and therefore very little is known about epidemiology of this disorder. Methods: We underwent a postal questionnaire-based, multi-center retrospective study to clarify the clinical features of ECD patients. We first sent 3850 questionnaires to various departments including orthopedics, respiratory medicine, dermatology, hematology, and pathology to cover as many ECD patients as possible, and identified 71 ECD patients in Japan. We further collected detailed clinical information and patients' samples if available. All cases were pathologically proven and the diagnoses of ECD were self-reported by each institute. DNA was extracted from each clinical sample and Sanger sequencing or allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for BRAFV600E mutation were underwent with specific primers. Results: Among 71 patients with ECD, detailed clinical information about 38 patients were collected. The median age was 51 years old (range: 25-76 years old) and there was a male predominance (1.9:1). Major affected lesions were the bone (84 %), central nervous system (CNS; 50 %), cardiovascular lesion (37 %), skin (37 %), retroperitoneum (37 %), endocrines (37 %), lung (24 %), and digestive organ (12 %). C-reactive protein at onset was higher than upper normal limit in 24 of 29 patients (median 23.8 mg/L). The median time from the onset to diagnosis was 17 months and median survival from initial onset was 10.9 years. In the univariate analyses, age older than 60 years old at initial onset (hazard ratio [HR], 30.2; 95% CI, 5.7-159; p 〈 0.001), weight loss (HR, 5.4; 95% CI, 1.4-20.8; p = 0.014), CNS involvement (HR, 25.2; 95% CI, 3.1-203; p = 0.0024), cardiovascular lesion (HR, 3.6; 95% CI, 1.2-10.8; p = 0.021) and digestive organ disease (HR, 5.6; 95% CI, 1.6-20.2; p = 0.0085) were associated with poor prognosis. Interestingly, the bone involvement was associated with better outcome (HR, 0.20; 95% CI, 0.065-0.63; p = 0.0052). Multivariate analysis revealed that older age was an independent poor prognostic factor (HR, 18.9; 95% CI, 2.12-169; p = 0.0085). In addition, patients with CNS involvement were significantly older than patients without CNS disease (median, 63.7 vs 44.0 years old; p 〈 0.001). We also analyzed the BRAF V600E mutation status in seven cases. Allele-specific PCR identified that three of seven patients had BRAFV600E mutation. Conclusion: Our nationwide survey revealed that older age was associated with CNS involvement and poor prognosis in ECD patients. In addition, the bone, cardiovascular, CNS and digestive organ involvement might also affect clinical outcome. It is of note that the bone lesion was associated with better survival in the univariate analysis. However, larger and prospective studies are warranted. Regional disparity such as percentage of bone lesions should be also investigated. Disclosures Ogura: Payment for lectures including service on speakers bureaus: Speakers Bureau.
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  • 3
    Publication Date: 2020-11-05
    Description: Background Multiple myeloma and AL amyloidosis are both caused by the clonal proliferation of the abnormal plasma cells. Although, the difference of the genetic features of multiple myeloma and AL amyloidosis has been reported, we see some patients present with both cases. We retrospectively investigated the clinical features of patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma and AL amyloidosis. Methods We reviewed medical records of patients who were diagnosed with multiple myeloma and AL amyloidosis before initiating treatment during January 2009 to November 2019 in our institution. We excluded patients who did not reach 10% of the plasma cells in the bone marrow. Patients diagnosed with light chain deposition disease were excluded. Treatment regimens were at the discretion of the treating physician. Results Forty-two patients were diagnosed with multiple myeloma and AL amyloidosis. The median follow-up time since diagnosis was 20 months [0-89]. The median age was 63-year-old [43-85]. There was no difference between the sex (male: female=1:1). Twenty-nine (69.0%) patients had lambda type of light chain. Patients with ISS stage I, II, and III were 13(31.7%), 21(51.2%), and 7(17.1%). Patients with R-ISS stage I, II, and III were 4(10.3%), 30(76.9%), and 5(12.8%). Patients with Revised Mayo Clinic AL amyloidosis Staging System 1, 2, 3, and 4 were 3(10.0%), 4(13.3%), 8(26.7%), and 15(50.0%). Twelve (35.3%), 2 (6.9%), 1 (3.4%) and 1 (4.0%) patients had t(11;14), t(4;14), t(14;16) and del(17p) by FISH analysis, respectively. Fourteen (33.3%), 16(38.1%), and 8(19.0%) patients were diagnosed with cardiac, renal, and hepatic amyloidosis, respectively. Thirty-five (83.3%) patients received Bortezomib containing regimen for the initial treatment (e.g., Bortezomib+Dexamethasone(7.1%), Cyclophosphamide+Bortezomib+Dexamethasone(23.8%), Bortezomib+Melphalan+Dexamethasone(7.1%), Bortezomib+Melphalan+Prednisolone(9.5%), Bortezomib+Lenalidomide+Dexamethasone(35.7%)). Thirteen (31.0%) patients underwent autologous stem cell transplantation with high dose melphalan. Median PFS was 25 months and the median OS was 82 months. There were no significant differences in OS between the I-SSS, R-ISSS, and Revised Mayo Clinic AL amyloidosis Staging System groups. Patients diagnosed with cardiac or hepatic amyloidosis had significantly worse outcome. The median OS diagnosed with and without cardiac amyloidosis were 14 and 28 months (p value = 0.034), and the median OS diagnosed with and without hepatic amyloidosis were 8 and 24 months (p value = 0.012). Conclusion Multiple myeloma with AL amyloidosis, especially cardiac or hepatic amyloidosis, has a poor prognosis even if treated with novel agents. Searching for the optimal treatment for these patient groups remains to be an issue. Disclosures Nashimoto: Janssen: Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Speakers Bureau. Tsukada:Takeda pharmaceutical co: Speakers Bureau. Ishida:Ono pharmaceutical co: Speakers Bureau; Takeda pharmaceutical co: Speakers Bureau; Janssen: Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Speakers Bureau. Suzuki:Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene and Amgen: Research Funding; Takeda, Amgen, Janssen and Celgene: Consultancy; Takeda, Celgene, ONO, Amgen, Novartis, Sanofi, Bristol-Myers Squibb, AbbVie and Janssen: Honoraria.
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  • 4
    Publication Date: 2020-11-05
    Description: BACKGROUND: High dose chemotherapy followed by autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation is an effective treatment for multiple myeloma. However, many patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma are transplant-ineligible because of their age and complications, result in a poorer prognosis than transplant-eligible patients. Furthermore, many of them cannot complete normal chemotherapy because of low tolerability. Here, we investigated the efficacy and safety of modified bortezomib with lenalidomide and dexamethasone (mVRD-lite) for transplant-ineligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective observational analysis was performed on patients who received mVRd-lite for the first line chemotherapy between Jan. 2016 and Mar. 2020 in our hospital. Patients who received high dose dexamethasone to reduce tumor burden, and patients who received bortezomib with dexamethasone or lenalidomide with dexamethasone as a reduction regimen of mVRd-lite were also included. We evaluated ORR, OS, PFS and adverse effect. mVRD-lite at first was administered over a 28-day cycle. Bortezomib 1.3 mg/m2 weekly was administered subcutaneously on days 1, 8, 15 and 22. Lenalidomide 15 mg was given orally 18 days, omitted on days 1, 8, 15, which are the days of bortezomib administration. Dexamethasone 20 mg was given orally on days 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, which are the day of and day after bortezomib. We also reviewed patients background, especially complication of light-chain amyloidosis and considered the impact of cardiac amyloidosis on patient prognosis. This study was conducted with the permission of the Ethics Review Board in our hospital. RESULTS: The subjects analyzed totaled 40 transplant-ineligible patients. 11(27.5%) patients were AL amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma and 8(20%) patients had cardiac amyloidosis. Median age at diagnosis was 73 (range 48-86) and Male:Female=1:1. Most of them were judged inadequate to transplantation due to their age, general condition, or complication. One patient was ruled unfit to transplantation, because of his refusion. The Revised International Staging System (R-ISS) were I in 5 (12.5%), II in 25 (62.5%) and III in 8 (20%). 5(25%) patients switched to maintenance therapy. 17(42.5%) patients discontinued treatment, because of adverse effect (cardiac failure 4 ; two of them combined with cardiac amyloidosis, rash 4, peripheral neuropathy 3, infection 3, etc). 2(5%) patients died during treatment by mVRd-lite, because of Grade 4 adverse effect, such as pneumonia. 11(27.5%) patients died during observation period and causes of death were primary disease and TRM. 1(2.5%) patient was died of heart failure associated with cardiac amyloidosis. The overall response rate(ORR) during treatment period of mVRd-lite was obtained in 34(85%), including sCR in 5 (12.5%), VGPR in 13 (32.5%) and PR in 14(30%). 2(5%) patients achieved MRD negative. SD were observed in 3(7.5%) patients. 3(7.5%) patients were not evaluated efficacy because of treatment interruption by adverse effect. Overall survival rate at two year is 64.3%, median OS was not reached, at a median follow-up of 20 months. CONCLUSIONS: Transplant-ineligible multiple myeloma patients are associated with poor prognosis. Modified RVD-lite is one of the appropriate therapeutic options, in the transplant-ineligible multiple myeloma patients. Twenty-five percent of patients with cardiac amyloidosis had treatment discontinued due to cardiac complications. Further study is needed for treatment of patients with multiple myeloma complicated with cardiac amyloidosis. Disclosures Ishida: Janssen: Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Speakers Bureau; Ono pharmaceutical co: Speakers Bureau; Takeda pharmaceutical co: Speakers Bureau. Nashimoto:Janssen: Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Speakers Bureau. Tsukada:Takeda pharmaceutical co: Speakers Bureau. Suzuki:Takeda, Amgen, Janssen and Celgene: Consultancy; Takeda, Celgene, ONO, Amgen, Novartis, Sanofi, Bristol-Myers Squibb, AbbVie and Janssen: Honoraria; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene and Amgen: Research Funding.
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