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Trial reportHaematologica2024

Adjusting for subsequent therapies in the TOURMALINE-MM1 study shows clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival with addition of ixazomib to lenalidomide and dexamethasone.

Karthik Ramasamy, Nizar J Bahlis, Shaji K Kumar, Arun Kumar, Holly Cranmer, Bingxia Wang, Jonathan Dabora, Richard Labotka, Paul G Richardson, Philippe Moreau

Open access · goldAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Haematologica, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Karthik RamasamyOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK and Oxford Translational Myeloma Centre, Oxford, University of Oxford.
Nizar J BahlisArnie Charbonneau Cancer Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary.
Shaji K KumarDivision of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Arun KumarTakeda Development Center Americas, Inc. (TDCA), Lexington, MA.
Holly CranmerTakeda UK, London.
Bingxia WangTakeda Development Center Americas, Inc. (TDCA), Lexington, MA.
Jonathan DaboraTakeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc., Lexington, MA.
Richard LabotkaTakeda Development Center Americas, Inc. (TDCA), Lexington, MA.
Paul G RichardsonJerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Philippe MoreauUniversity Hospital Hôtel Dieu, Nantes.
Takeda (United States) · USHarvard University · USHotel Dieu Hospital · CAMayo Clinic in Arizona · USTakeda (United Kingdom) · GBUniversity of Calgary · CAUniversity of Oxford · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TOURMALINE-MM1, the only blinded randomized study in patients with relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM; ≥1 prior therapy) in the last 10 years, investigated ixazomib + lenalidomide + dexamethasone (IRd) versus lenalidomide + dexamethasone (Rd). Final overall survival (OS) data were based on a median follow-up of 85 months. In RRMM trials where patients have had 1-3 relapses after initial treatment, a high proportion receive subsequent therapy. Application of salvage therapies in blinded trials and newer modes of therapy can increasingly complicate the interpretation of OS. This analysis explores the impact of subsequent therapies on OS outcomes in TOURMALINE-MM1. The inverse probability of censoring weights (IPCW) method, marginal structural model (MSM), and rank-preserving structural failure time model (RPSFTM) were utilized to adjust for confounding on OS, introduced by subsequent therapies. Analyses were conducted for the intent-totreat (ITT) population and ≥2 prior lines subgroup. Unadjusted hazard ratio (HR) for IRd versus Rd was 0.94 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.78-1.13) in the ITT population. After adjusting for the impact of subsequent therapies by the RPSFTM method, estimated HR for IRd versus Rd in the ITT population was 0.89 (95% CI: 0.74-1.07). Adjusting with IPCW and MSM methods also showed an improvement in HR, favoring IRd. IRd may be particularly beneficial in patients with ≥2 prior lines of therapy (IPCW and MSM HR=0.52, 95% CI: 0.30-0.88; RPSFTM HR=0.68, 95% CI: 0.51-0.91). These analyses highlight the growing challenge of demonstrating OS benefit in MM patients and the importance of assessing confounding introduced by subsequent therapies when interpreting OS.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBoron CompoundsDexamethasoneGlycineLenalidomideMultiple MyelomaAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeBoron CompoundsDexamethasoneGlycineixazomibLenalidomide

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PMID38426294
PMCPMC11290535
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