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ArticleCancer medicine2020

Elevated eosinophil level predicted long time to next treatment in relapsed or refractory myeloma patients treated with lenalidomide.

Kazuhito Suzuki, Kaichi Nishiwaki, Tadahiro Gunji, Mitsuji Katori, Hidekazu Masuoka, Shingo Yano

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Article in Cancer medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Kazuhito SuzukiDivision of Clinical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0300-378X
Kaichi NishiwakiDivision of Clinical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2188-1241
Tadahiro GunjiDivision of Clinical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Mitsuji KatoriDivision of Clinical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Hidekazu MasuokaDivision of Clinical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Shingo YanoDivision of Clinical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Jikei University School of Medicine · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lenalidomide is an immunomodulatory drug that is administered commonly in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). Eosinophils have immunological functions, for instance, in allergic diseases and asthma. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical significance of elevated eosinophil levels in patients with RRMM treated with lenalidomide. A total of 59 patients were included. Elevated eosinophil level was defined as an increase in the eosinophil count of ≥250/µL from the eosinophil count on day 1 during the first cycle. The percentage of patients with elevated eosinophil levels was 22.0%. The overall response ratio in the elevated eosinophil group and nonelevated eosinophil group was 84.6% and 63.0% (P = .189), respectively. The median time to next treatment (TTNT) in the elevated eosinophil group was significantly longer than that in the nonelevated group (40.3 months vs 8.4 months; P = .017). Additionally, TTNT in the elevated eosinophil group with partial response (PR) or better was significantly longer than that in the nonelevated eosinophil group with PR or better (40.3 months vs 11.9 months; P = .021). We concluded that elevated eosinophil levels were frequently observed and might predict a longer TTNT in patients with RRMM treated with lenalidomide.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsDisease ProgressionDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEosinophilsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLenalidomideLeukocyte CountMaleMiddle AgedMultiple MyelomaNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPredictive Value of TestsLenalidomidechemotherapyhematological cancerimmunology

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