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ArticleBritish journal of haematology2025

Outcomes of daratumumab-bortezomib-thalidomide-dexamethasone in treatment-naive systemic AL amyloidosis.

Jahanzaib Khwaja, Sriram Ravichandran, Oliver Cohen, Darren Foard, May Low, Ana Martinez-Naharro, Lucia Venneri, Marianna Fontana, Philip N Hawkins, Julian Gillmore and 4 more

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Article in British journal of haematology, 2025. 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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Jahanzaib KhwajaUniversity College London Hospital, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4993-7828
Sriram RavichandranUniversity College London Hospital, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5650-0088
Oliver CohenNational Amyloidosis Centre, Royal Free London Hospital, London, UK.
Darren FoardNational Amyloidosis Centre, Royal Free London Hospital, London, UK.
May LowUniversity College London Hospital, London, UK.
Ana Martinez-NaharroNational Amyloidosis Centre, Royal Free London Hospital, London, UK.
Lucia VenneriNational Amyloidosis Centre, Royal Free London Hospital, London, UK.
Marianna FontanaNational Amyloidosis Centre, Royal Free London Hospital, London, UK.
Philip N HawkinsNational Amyloidosis Centre, Royal Free London Hospital, London, UK.
Julian GillmoreNational Amyloidosis Centre, Royal Free London Hospital, London, UK.
Helen J LachmannNational Amyloidosis Centre, Royal Free London Hospital, London, UK.
Carol WhelanNational Amyloidosis Centre, Royal Free London Hospital, London, UK.
Shameem MahmoodUniversity College London Hospital, London, UK.
Ashutosh WechalekarUniversity College London Hospital, London, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Systemic light chain (AL) amyloidosis is an incurable disorder caused by extra-cellular deposition of light-chain aggregates in critical organs. An immunomodulatory agent-based quadruplet including anti-CD38 therapy has not been investigated as a first-line treatment in AL amyloidosis. We report the UK experience of daratumumab-bortezomib-thalidomide-dexamethasone for the first-line treatment of AL amyloidosis. Consecutive patients with a new diagnosis of systemic AL between 2021 and 2023 were retrospectively reviewed from the UK National Amyloidosis Centre database. One hundred and two patients were included; median age was 61 years, involved free light-chain concentration 234 mg/L, 65% had cardiac and 63% renal involvement with modified Mayo stage I/II/IIIa/IIIb in 24%/36%/21% and 19% respectively. A median of 6 cycles was delivered. By intention-to-treat analysis, best haematological overall response rate was 97%: complete response at 65%, very good partial response at 22%, partial response at 11% and no response at 3%. At 6- and 12-month time points from treatment initiation, best cardiac response rates were 39% and 45%, respectively, for evaluable patients. At a median duration of 18 months follow-up, the estimated 1-year overall survival was 89% (95% confidence interval [CI] 81-94) and treatment-free survival/death was 82% (95% CI 73-89). We demonstrate efficacy in this real-world population with comparable results to the gold standard, daratumumab-bortezomib-cyclophosphamide-dexamethasone.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsImmunoglobulin Light-chain AmyloidosisAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, MonoclonalBortezomibDexamethasoneFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesThalidomideTreatment OutcomeAntibodies, MonoclonalBortezomibdaratumumabDexamethasoneThalidomideamyloidosischemotherapyimmunotherapy

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