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Trial reportBlood2016

Phase 1/2 study of daratumumab, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone for relapsed multiple myeloma.

Torben Plesner, Hendrik-Tobias Arkenau, Peter Gimsing, Jakub Krejcik, Charlotte Lemech, Monique C Minnema, Ulrik Lassen, Jacob P Laubach, Antonio Palumbo, Steen Lisby and 11 more

3 registry-linked trialsOpen access · bronzeAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IClinical Trial, Phase IIMulticenter Study
In one paragraph

Trial report in Blood, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 60 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
60citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
15.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01615029 phase1 / phase2completednot on this map

An Open Label, International, Multicenter, Dose Escalating Phase I/II Trial Investigating the Safety of Daratumumab in Combination With Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone in Patients With Relapsed or Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma

TypeinterventionalSponsorJanssen Research & Development, LLCRan2012 to 2024Enrolled45ConditionsMultiple MyelomaArmsPart 1 (Dose Escalation): Daratumumab, Part 2 (Dose Expansion): Daratumumab, Lenalidomide, Dexamethasone
NCT04063189 phase2unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

A Prospective, Multicenter, Single Arm, Phase II Clinical Trial of Clarithromycin, Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone (BiRd Regimen) in the Treatment of the First Relapsed Multiple Myeloma

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe First Hospital of Jilin UniversityRan2017 to 2020Enrolled100ConditionsMultiple Myeloma in RelapseArmsClarithromycin Lenalidomide Dexamethasone (BiRd) Regimen
NCT05199311 phase1 / phase2suspendednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

A Phase I/II Study of Carfilzomib, Iberdomide (CC-220) and Dexamethasone (KID) in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Transplant Eligible Multiple Myeloma

TypeinterventionalSponsorHackensack Meridian HealthRan2022 to 2027Enrolled66ConditionsMultiple MyelomaArmsCarfilzomib, Iberdomide, Oral Dexamethasone
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

60 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 110 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Monocytes and Granulocytes Reduce CD38 Expression Levels on Myeloma Cells in Patients Treated with Daratumumab.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2017
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  6. Daratumumab for CD20Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025
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  9. Monoclonal Antibodies in Relapsed-Refractory Multiple Myeloma.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  20. Comparison of CD38-Targeted α- Versus β-Radionuclide Therapy of Disseminated Multiple Myeloma in an Animal Model.Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 11 institutions in 5 countries.

Torben PlesnerVejle Hospital and University of Southern Denmark, Vejle, Denmark.
Hendrik-Tobias ArkenauSarah Cannon Research Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Peter GimsingDepartment of Haematology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jakub KrejcikVejle Hospital and University of Southern Denmark, Vejle, Denmark.
Charlotte LemechSarah Cannon Research Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Monique C MinnemaDepartment of Hematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Ulrik LassenDepartment of Haematology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jacob P LaubachLeBow Institute for Myeloma Therapeutics, Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Antonio PalumboMyeloma Unit, Division of Hematology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Steen LisbyGenmab A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Linda BasseGenmab A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jianping WangJanssen Research & Development, LLC, Raritan, NJ.
A Kate SasserJanssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA.
Mary E GuckertJanssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA.
Carla de BoerJanssen Biologics, Leiden, The Netherlands; and.
Nushmia Z KhokharJanssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA.
Howard YehJanssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA.
Pamela L ClemensJanssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA.
Tahamtan AhmadiJanssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA.
Henk M LokhorstDepartment of Hematology, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Paul G RichardsonLeBow Institute for Myeloma Therapeutics, Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Janssen (United States) · USDana-Farber Cancer Institute · USGenmab (Denmark) · DKSarah Cannon Research Institute · GBVejle Sygehus · DKJanssen (Netherlands) · NLRigshospitalet · DKUniversity Medical Center Utrecht · NLUniversity of Copenhagen · DKUniversity of Turin · ITVrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Daratumumab, a human CD38 immunoglobulin G1 kappa (IgG1κ) monoclonal antibody, has activity as monotherapy in multiple myeloma (MM). This phase 1/2 study investigated daratumumab plus lenalidomide/dexamethasone in refractory and relapsed/refractory MM. Part 1 (dose escalation) evaluated 4 daratumumab doses plus lenalidomide (25 mg/day orally on days 1-21 of each cycle) and dexamethasone (40 mg/week). Part 2 (dose expansion) evaluated daratumumab at the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) plus lenalidomide/dexamethasone. Safety, efficacy, pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, and accelerated daratumumab infusions were studied. In part 1 (13 patients), no dose-limiting toxicities were observed, and 16 mg/kg was selected as the R2PD. In part 2 (32 patients), median time since diagnosis was 3.2 years, with a median of 2 prior therapies (range, 1-3 prior therapies), including proteasome inhibitors (91%), alkylating agents (91%), autologous stem cell transplantation (78%), thalidomide (44%), and lenalidomide (34%); 22% of patients were refractory to the last line of therapy. Grade 3 to 4 adverse events (≥5%) included neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and anemia. In part 2, infusion-related reactions (IRRs) occurred in 18 patients (56%); most were grade ≤2 (grade 3, 6.3%). IRRs predominantly occurred during first infusions and were more common during accelerated infusions. In part 2 (median follow-up of 15.6 months), overall response rate was 81%, with 8 stringent complete responses (25%), 3 complete responses (9%), and 9 very good partial responses (28%). Eighteen-month progression-free and overall survival rates were 72% (95% confidence interval, 51.7-85.0) and 90% (95% confidence interval, 73.1-96.8), respectively. Daratumumab plus lenalidomide/dexamethasone resulted in rapid, deep, durable responses. The combination was well tolerated and consistent with the safety profiles observed with lenalidomide/dexamethasone or daratumumab monotherapy. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT01615029.

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AgedAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsDemographyDexamethasoneDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansLenalidomideMiddle AgedMultiple MyelomaRecurrenceThalidomideTreatment OutcomeAntibodies, MonoclonaldaratumumabDexamethasoneLenalidomideThalidomide

Identifiers

PMID27531679
PMCPMC5054695
OpenAlexW2510398184

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