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Trial reportEuropean journal of haematology2025

Sustained Improvement in Health-Related Quality of Life in Transplant-Ineligible Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Treated With Daratumumab, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone: MAIA Final Analysis of Patient-Reported Outcomes.

Aurore Perrot, Thierry Facon, Torben Plesner, Saad Z Usmani, Shaji Kumar, Nizar J Bahlis, Cyrille Hulin, Robert Z Orlowski, Hareth Nahi, Peter Mollee and 16 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIRandomized Controlled TrialMulticenter Study
In one paragraph

Trial report in European journal of haematology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02252172 (A Phase 3 Study Comparing Daratumumab, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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.

NCT02252172 phase3completednot on this map

A Phase 3 Study Comparing Daratumumab, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone (DRd) vs Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone (Rd) in Subjects With Previously Untreated Multiple Myeloma Who Are Ineligible for High Dose Therapy

TypeinterventionalSponsorJanssen Research & Development, LLCRan2015 to 2024Enrolled737ConditionsMultiple MyelomaArmsDaratumumab IV, Lenalidomide, Dexamethasone, Daratumumab SC
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. The role of combined adjuvant therapeutic drugs in modulating opioid dosage and pain status in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
    Pooled it
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  3. Patient preferences for treatment‑free intervals in multiple myeloma: mixed‑methods insights on monitoring trade‑offs and supportive care improvements.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors.

Aurore PerrotCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Service d'Hématologie, Toulouse, France.
Thierry FaconUniversity of Lille, CHU Lille, Lille, France.
Torben PlesnerVejle Hospital and University of Southern Denmark, Vejle, Denmark.
Saad Z UsmaniMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
Shaji KumarMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Nizar J BahlisUniversity of Calgary, Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Research Institute, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Cyrille HulinHôpital Haut Leveque, University Hospital, Pessac, France.
Robert Z OrlowskiThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Hareth NahiKarolinska University Hospital at Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4711-5094
Peter MolleePrincess Alexandra Hospital and University of Queensland Medical School, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Karthik RamasamyOxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.
Murielle RousselCentre Hospitalier Universitaire, Limoges, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4045-9428
Arnaud JaccardCentre Hospitalier Universitaire, Limoges, France.
Michel DelforgeUniversity Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Lionel KarlinCentre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France.
Bertrand ArnulfImmuno-Hématologie, Hospital Saint Louis, APHP, Paris, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7719-3611
Ajai ChariMount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
George WangJohnson & Johnson, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA.
Niodita Gupta-WernerJohnson & Johnson, Horsham, Pennsylvania, USA.
Shuchita KailaJohnson & Johnson, Horsham, Pennsylvania, USA.
Huiling PeiJohnson & Johnson, Titusville, New Jersey, USA.
Kathryn MattJohnson & Johnson, Raritan, New Jersey, USA.
Katharine S GriesJohnson & Johnson, Raritan, New Jersey, USA.
Robin CarsonJohnson & Johnson, Raritan, New Jersey, USA.
Fredrik BorgstenJohnson & Johnson, Raritan, New Jersey, USA.
Katja WeiselUniversity Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Johnson & JohnsonNCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis final post hoc analysis evaluated patient-reported outcomes from the Phase 3 MAIA study of daratumumab, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (D-Rd) versus lenalidomide and dexamethasone (Rd) after median 64.5-month follow-up in transplant-ineligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM), including patient subgroups.

methodsKey scales from the EORTC QLQ-C30 (global health status [GHS], physical functioning, pain, and fatigue) were assessed. Scores were evaluated every 3 months for 1 year, then every 6 months until disease progression.

resultsThe intent-to-treat population (n = 737) included 46.3% frail, 35.4% 70 to < 75 years old, and 43.6% ≥ 75 years old. D-Rd-treated patients showed improvements from baseline that were sustained over 5 years in the intent-to-treat population and across subgroups by age, frailty, and bone lesions. Greater proportions of patients treated with D-Rd versus Rd achieved minimally important changes for improvement at cycle 36 (year ~3) in GHS (odds ratio, 1.84 [95% CI, 1.16-2.91]), physical functioning (1.93 [1.18-3.14]), pain (1.41 [0.90-2.22]), and fatigue (2.00 [1.24-3.23]). Greater proportions of patients with bone lesions improved with D-Rd versus Rd on GHS and physical functioning.

conclusionsIn transplant-ineligible patients with NDMM, D-Rd improved health-related quality of life over a 5-year period versus Rd.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02252172.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsMultiple MyelomaPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresQuality of LifeAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, MonoclonalDexamethasoneFemaleHumansLenalidomideMaleMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeAntibodies, MonoclonaldaratumumabDexamethasoneLenalidomideelderlyfrailhealth‐related quality of lifemultiple myelomapatient‐reported outcomes

Identifiers

PMID39952901
PMCPMC11976685

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