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ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental pathology2014

Bortezomib-based chemotherapy regimens can improve response in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients with bcl-2 and survivin overexpression.

Wen Zeng, Fankai Meng, Zeming Liu, Xia Mao, Li Luo, Miao Zheng, Shuang Qin, Wenli Liu, Jianfeng Zhou, Hanying Sun and 1 more

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Wen ZengDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Fankai MengDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Zeming LiuDepartment of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, China.
Xia MaoLaboratory of Hematolody, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Li LuoLaboratory of Hematolody, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Miao ZhengDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Shuang QinDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Wenli LiuDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Jianfeng ZhouDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Hanying SunDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Lifang HuangDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CNTongji Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the relationship between the Bcl-2 and survivin expression and the different regimens therapeutic efficacy newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM).

methodsWe retrospectively assessed the association of Bcl-2 and survivin expression with chemotherapeutic efficacy and prognosis in 59 NDMM patients in a single center.

resultsThe positive expression rate for survivin and Bcl-2 was 35% and 74%, respectively. Survivin and Bcl-2 protein expression were not associated with clinical stage, suggesting that they are not related to tumor burden in NDMM. Bortezomib-based regimens were more effective in reducing tumor burden and achieving therapeutic (complete and partial) response compared with non-bortezomib-based regimens irrespective of Bcl-2 or survivin expression (P < 0.05). In cases with both negative Bcl-2 and survivin expression (Bcl-2(-)survivin(-)), the response to bortezomib and non-bortezomib-based regimens was similar (p = 0.429). Bcl-2 and survivin expression were not correlated with overall survival (OS); however, Bcl-2-survivin- cases showed a trend towards a longer OS (P = 0.078).

conclusionWe recommend bortezomib-containing regimens for NDMM with single or double-positive Bcl-2 and survivin expression.

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AgedAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBoronic AcidsBortezomibDexamethasoneDoxorubicinFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMelphalanMiddle AgedMultiple MyelomaAntineoplastic AgentsBIRC5 protein, humanBoronic AcidsBortezomibDexamethasoneDoxorubicinInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsMelphalanPrednisoneProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2PyrazinesSurvivinThalidomideVincristineBcl-2bortezomibMultiple myelomasurvivin

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