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[Study on Application of RVD Regimen Sequential Auto-HSCT in the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma Evaluated by Propensity Score Matching]
Wang, Y., Xue, Y., Fu, C. M., Feng, K., Li, X. L., Duan, Y. Y., Zhang, C. X., Yang, Y. J., Shi, H., Fu, J., et al
Zhongguo shi yan xue ye xue za zhi. 2022;30(4):1150-1155
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To investigate the application effect of sequential autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (Auto-HSCT) with lenalidomide, bortezomib and dexamethasone (RVD) in the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) evaluated by propensity score matching. METHODS The clinical data of 49 MM patients treated with RVD scheme and followed-up for 36 months in the hospital from January 2015 to January 2021 were retrospectively analyzed and included in the control group, the clinical data of 54 MM patients who received RVD scheme and sequential Auto-HSCT scheme and completed 36 months of follow-up in the hospital during the same period were collected and included in the observation group. PSM method (1∶1, caliper value=0.01) was used to match the control group with the observation group based on baseline data and laboratory indexes, covariate equilibrium samples were obtained between groups (40 cases in each group). The clinical efficacy of patients in the two groups after 18 weeks of treatment was compared; the incidence of toxic and side effects during treatment of patients in the two groups was compared; the survival of patients in the two groups was compared after 36 months of follow-up. RESULTS The ORR and DCR in the observation group were higher than those in the control group, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Compared the incidence of fatigue, rash, thrombocytopenia, anemia and nausea of patients in the two groups, there was no statistical significant difference (P>0.05). After 36 months of follow-up (no loss during follow-up), 4 cases died from illness in the observation group, with a survival rate of 90% and an average survival time of 35.61 (95% CI: 35541-35.685) months, 10 cases died from illness in the control group, with a survival rate of 75% and an average survival time of 34.70 (95% CI: 34.559-34.832) months, the survival rate of the observation group was higher than that of the control group, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). CONCLUSION Sequential Auto-HSCT with RVD regimen in the treatment of MM can improve the short-term efficacy and increase the survival rate of patients, which will not increase toxic and side effects and has high safety.
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Immunoparesis recovery 1 year after ASCT is independently associated with favorable survival in patients with symptomatic multiple myeloma who undergo autologous stem cell transplantation
Gao, W., Li, J., Wu, Y., Li, Y., Leng, Y., Liu, A., Yang, G., Tian, Y., Wang, H., Wang, G., et al
Annals of hematology. 2019
Abstract
Immunoparesis is defined as a reduction in the levels of one, two, or three uninvolved immunoglobulins. However, there are very limited data on the incidence and prognostic significance of immunoparesis recovery 1 year after autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in MM. We reviewed medical records of de novo MM patients who received ASCT at Beijing Chao Yang hospital. One hundred eight MM patients were included in the study. Conventional chemotherapy was administered as induction regimen in 16 patients (14.8%), whereas novel agents were used in 92 patients (85.2%). Most patients had immunoparesis at diagnosis (89.1%) and at the moment of ASCT as well (75%). After a median follow-up of 49 months, in the group with immunoglobulin recovery 1 year after ASCT, there was a trend towards longer progression-free survival (PFS) than in the group with immunoparesis (P = 0.054). And overall survival (OS) was significantly longer in patients with immunoparesis recovery (P = 0.004). In multivariate analysis, immunoparesis recovery 1 year after ASCT was independently associated with improved OS (P = 0.016). In conclusion, lack of immunoparesis recovery 1 year after ASCT in MM patients is associated with significantly shorter OS and this group of patients needs new treatment strategy to improve the prognosis.