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ArticleIndian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion2012

Treatment with Thalidomide and Cyclophosphamide (TCID) is Superior to Vincristine (VID) and to Vinorelbine (VRID) Regimens in Patients with Refractory or Recurrent Multiple Myeloma.

Britta Auel, Hartmut Goldschmidt, Thomas Geer, Thomas M Moehler, Uwe Platzbecker, Ralph Naumann, Igor Blau, Mathias Hänel, Wolfgang Knauf, Holger Nückel and 7 more

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Article in Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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17 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Britta AuelDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany.
Hartmut Goldschmidt
Thomas Geer
Thomas M Moehler
Uwe Platzbecker
Ralph Naumann
Igor Blau
Mathias Hänel
Wolfgang Knauf
Holger Nückel
Hans-Jürgen Salwender
Christof Scheid
Katja Weisel
Marcus Gorschlüter
Axel Glasmacher
Ingo G H Schmidt-Wolf
German Refractory Myeloma Study Group
University Hospital Bonn · DEHeidelberg University · DEAsklepios Klinik Altona · DEKlinikum Chemnitz · DECharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEEssen University Hospital · DEKlinik und Poliklinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik · DEUniversitätsklinikum Tübingen · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma remains a challenge and novel treatment regimen are required. Here, a matched pair analysis was performed comparing TCID (thalidomide, cyclophosphamide, idarubicin, dexamethasone) treatment to the treatment of patients with VID (vincristine, idarubicin, dexamethasone) or with VRID (vinorelbine, idarubicin, dexamethasone) for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. In total, 197 patients were enrolled in multicenter trials. After matching for important prognostic variables 46 matched-pairs (total of 138 patients) could be analysed with regard to survival, toxicity and efficacy. Interestingly, a significant improvement of overall response rate (ORR) for TCID treatment compared to VID and VRID was found. In addition, TCID treatment also led to a significantly higher overall survival (OS) as well as progression-free survival (PFS) compared to VID and VRID. In conclusion, TCID treatment appears to be superior to VRID and VID treatment in patients with progressive or refractory myeloma.

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Blood Transfusion MedicineDexamethasoneHematologyHuman GeneticsIdarubicinMedicine & Public HealthMyelomaOncologyThalidomideVinorelbine

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PMID23730012
PMCPMC3332274
OpenAlexW2075905096

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