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Trial reportCancer medicine2020

Continuous lenalidomide and low-dose dexamethasone in patients with transplant-ineligible newly diagnosed MM: FIRST trial subanalysis of Canadian/US patients.

Andrew Belch, Nizar Bahlis, Darrell White, Matthew Cheung, Christine Chen, Chaim Shustik, Kevin Song, Axel Tosikyan, Angela Dispenzieri, Kenneth Anderson and 4 more

Open access · goldAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIComparative StudyMulticenter Study
In one paragraph

Trial report in Cancer medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 11 institutions in 4 countries.

Andrew BelchCross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, AB, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1467-6813
Nizar BahlisTom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Darrell WhiteDalhousie University and Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Matthew CheungOdette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3193-5872
Christine ChenPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Chaim ShustikMcGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Kevin SongLeukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program of British Columbia, Division of Hematology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Axel TosikyanHôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Angela DispenzieriMayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Kenneth AndersonDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Diane BrownCelgene, a Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Mississauga, ON, Canada.
Suzanne RobinsonCelgene, a Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Boudry, Switzerland.
Shankar SrinivasanBristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Thierry FaconService des Maladies du Sang, Hôpital Claude Huriez, Lille, France.
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre · CABristol-Myers Squibb (Canada) · CABristol-Myers Squibb (Switzerland) · CHBristol-Myers Squibb (United States) · USDalhousie University · CADana-Farber Cancer Institute · USHôpital Claude Huriez · FRHôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal · CAMayo Clinic in Arizona · USMcGill University Health Centre · CAVancouver General Hospital · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The phase 3 FIRST trial demonstrated significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) with an immune-stimulatory agent, lenalidomide, in combination with low-dose dexamethasone until disease progression (Rd continuous) vs melphalan +prednisone + thalidomide (MPT) in transplant-ineligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM). Rd continuous similarly extended PFS vs fixed-duration Rd for 18 cycles (Rd18). Outcomes in the Canadian/US subgroup (104 patients per arm) are reported in this analysis. Rd continuous demonstrated a significant improvement in PFS vs MPT (median, 29.3 vs 20.2 months; HR, 0.69 [95% CI, 0.49-0.97]; p = 0.03326) and an improvement vs Rd18 (median, 21.9 months). Median OS was 56.9 vs 46.8 months with Rd continuous vs MPT (p = 0.15346) and 59.5 months with Rd18. The overall response rate was higher with Rd continuous and Rd18 (78.8% and 79.8%) vs MPT (65.4%). In the 49.0%, 52.9%, and 29.8% of patients with at least very good partial response in the Rd continuous, Rd18, and MPT arms, respectively, the median PFS was 56.0, 30.9, and 40.2 months, respectively. The most common grade 3/4 treatment-emergent adverse events were neutropenia (28.4%, 30.1%, and 52.0%), anemia (23.5%, 21.4%, and 23.5%), and infections (37.3%, 30.1%, and 24.5%) with Rd continuous, Rd18, and MPT, respectively. These results were consistent with those in the intent-to-treat population, confirming the benefit of Rd continuous vs MPT in the Canadian/US subgroup and supporting the role of Rd continuous as a standard of care for transplant-ineligible patients with NDMM.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCanadaDexamethasoneDisease ProgressionDrug Administration ScheduleEligibility DeterminationFemaleHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansLenalidomideMaleMelphalanMiddle AgedMultiple MyelomaDexamethasoneLenalidomideMelphalanPrednisoneThalidomideCanadalenalidomidenewly diagnosed multiple myelomatransplant-ineligibleUnited States

Identifiers

PMID33049118
PMCPMC7724300
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