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ArticleCancers2026

Second Salvage Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma in the Era of Novel Agents: Results of the KMM2301 Study.

Jongheon Jung, Ji Hyun Lee, Sung-Hyun Kim, Jae Hoon Lee, Kwai Han Yoo, Young Rok Do, Ho-Jin Shin, Kihyun Kim, Sang Eun Yoon, Dok Hyun Yoon and 14 more

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24 authors.

Jongheon JungCenter for Hematologic Malignancy, National Cancer Center, 323 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang 10408, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5886-0933
Ji Hyun LeeDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan 49201, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2341-4911
Sung-Hyun KimDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan 49201, Republic of Korea.
Jae Hoon LeeDivision of Hematology, Gachon University College of Medicine Gil Medical Center, Incheon 21565, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-1342-3104
Kwai Han YooDivision of Hematology, Gachon University College of Medicine Gil Medical Center, Incheon 21565, Republic of Korea.
Young Rok DoDepartment of Hemato-Oncology, Keimyung University, Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea.
Ho-Jin ShinDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea.
Kihyun KimDepartment of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea.
Sang Eun YoonDepartment of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea.
Dok Hyun YoonDepartment of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea.
Hyungwoo ChoDepartment of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea.
Hye Jin KangDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul 01812, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-4362-189X
Ja Min ByunDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
Jae-Cheol JoDepartment of Hematology-Oncology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan 44033, Republic of Korea.
Seung-Shin LeeDepartment of Hematology-Oncology, Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea.
Won Sik LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hemato-Oncology, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan 47392, Republic of Korea.
Je-Jung LeeDepartment of Hematology-Oncology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun 58128, Republic of Korea.
Sung-Hoon JungDepartment of Hematology-Oncology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun 58128, Republic of Korea.
Myung-Won LeeDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon 35015, Republic of Korea.
Jun Ho YiDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06973, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-1499-7131
Ju-Hyun ParkDepartment of Statistics, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-9675-6475
Chang-Ki MinDepartment of Hematology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Republic of Korea.
Hyeon-Seok EomCenter for Hematologic Malignancy, National Cancer Center, 323 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang 10408, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0484-2067
Korean Multiple Myeloma Working Party (KMMWP)

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSecond salvage autologous stem cell transplantation (SAT) is a therapeutic option for patients with multiple myeloma (MM) who relapse after a first autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in the era of novel agents. However, the clinical context in which SAT provides benefit relative to contemporary salvage regimens remains unclear.

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed 51 patients who underwent SAT after novel agent-based induction and first ASCT, and salvage re-induction, and compared outcomes with 113 patients treated with salvage carfilzomib-lenalidomide-dexamethasone (KRd) without SAT.

resultsMedian interval from first ASCT to relapse was 27 months. In the SAT cohort, median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) from initiation of salvage therapy were 30 and 99 months, respectively. A time to relapse ≥18 months after first ASCT and receipt of SAT as second-line of therapy were associated with significantly longer PFS and OS. In multivariate analysis, administration of SAT at later lines was independently associated with inferior outcomes, while a time to relapse ≥18 months after first ASCT was associated with significantly longer OS. Compared with the KRd-only cohort, SAT was associated with longer OS, whereas PFS was numerically longer without statistical significance. Among patients who had received both a proteasome inhibitor and an immunomodulatory drug as salvage induction, SAT was associated with longer PFS and OS.

conclusionsSAT may provide clinical benefit in selected patients with MM, particularly those with a durable response to first ASCT and those undergoing SAT at an earlier line of relapse in the novel agent era.

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autologous stem cell transplantationmultiple myelomanovel agentsrefractoryrelapsedsalvage therapysecond transplantation

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PMID41681943
PMCPMC12896849

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