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ArticleOncology and therapy2019

Methodology of a Novel Risk Stratification Algorithm for Patients with Multiple Myeloma in the Relapsed Setting.

Walter Bouwmeester, Andrew Briggs, Ben van Hout, Roman Hájek, Sebastian Gonzalez-McQuire, Marco Campioni, Lucy DeCosta, Lucie Brozova

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Walter BouwmeesterPharmerit International, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. wbouwmeester@pharmerit.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9592-5548
Andrew BriggsInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Ben van HoutDepartment of Health Economics and Decision Science, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Roman HájekDepartment of Hematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic.
Sebastian Gonzalez-McQuireAmgen (Europe) GmbH, Rotkreuz, Switzerland.
Marco CampioniAmgen (Europe) GmbH, Rotkreuz, Switzerland.
Lucy DeCostaAmgen Ltd, Uxbridge, UK.
Lucie BrozovaInstitute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.

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introductionRisk stratification tools provide valuable information to inform treatment decisions. Existing algorithms for patients with multiple myeloma (MM) were based on patients with newly diagnosed disease, and these have not been validated in the relapsed setting or in routine clinical practice. We developed a risk stratification algorithm (RSA) for patients with MM at initiation of second-line (2L) treatment, based on data from the Czech Registry of Monoclonal Gammopathies.

methodsPredictors of overall survival (OS) at 2L treatment were identified using Cox proportional hazards models and backward selection. Risk scores were obtained by multiplying the hazard ratios for each predictor. The K-adaptive partitioning for survival (KAPS) algorithm defined four groups of stratification based on individual risk scores.

resultsPerformance of the RSA was assessed using Nagelkerke's R

conclusionThrough innovative methods of risk assessment and collaboration between physicians and statisticians, the RSA was capable of stratifying patients at 2L treatment by survival expectations. This approach can be used to develop clinical decision-making tools in other disease areas to improve patient management.

fundingAmgen Europe GmbH.

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