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2021-04-05T14:39:00.000Z

If maintenance after induction reduces therapy options at relapse, is it still worth it?

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During the 2nd European Myeloma Network Meeting, the Multiple Myeloma Hub spoke to Professor Graham Jackson, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, and Professor Philippe Moreau, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, FR. We asked, If maintenance after induction reduces therapy options at relapse, is it still worth it?

If maintenance after induction reduces therapy options at relapse, is it still worth it?

Currently, the only approved maintenance therapy for multiple myeloma is lenalidomide. When answering whether this treatment is worth it, Jackson provides meta-analysis results of the CALGB 100104, IFM 2009, and Myeloma XI studies demonstrating improved progression-free survival by around 20−30 months compared with placebo.

Jackson and Moreau then discuss alternative treatments in patients who are refractory to lenalidomide, focusing on optimizing carfilzomib + dexamethasone, daratumumab, bortezomib + dexamethasone, and pomalidomide + dexamethasone-based regimens.

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