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Haematologica, Vol 93, Issue 1, 124-127 doi:10.3324/haematol.11644
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Multiple Myeloma

Thalidomide in induction treatment increases the very good partial response rate before and after high-dose therapy in previously untreated multiple myeloma

Henk M. Lokhorst1,, Ingo Schmidt-Wolf2, Pieter Sonneveld1, Bronno van der Holt1, Hans Martin2, Rene Barge1, Uta Bertsch2, Jana Schlenzka2, Gerard M.J. Bos1, Sandra Croockewit1, Sonja Zweegman1, Iris Breitkreutz2, Peter Joosten1, Christof Scheid2, Marinus van Marwijk-Kooy1, Hans-Juergen Salwender2, Marinus H.J. van Oers1, Ron Schaafsma1, Ralph Naumann2, Harm Sinnige1, Igor Blau2, Michel Delforge1, Okke de Weerdt1, Pierre Wijermans1, Shulamiet Wittebol1, Ulrich Duersen2, Edo Vellenga1, Hartmut Goldschmidt1 for Dutch-Belgian HOVON and German GMMG

1Dutch-Belgian Hemato-Oncology Cooperative Group (HOVON), The Netherlands and 2German GMMG

Correspondence: H.M. Lokhorst, Dept. of Hematology, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands. E-mail: h.lokhorst{at}umcutrecht.nl

In the prospective phase 3 HOVON-50/GMMG-HD3 trial, patients randomized to TAD (thalidomide, doxorubicin, dexamethasone) had a significantly higher response rate (at least PR) after induction compared with patients randomized to VAD (vincristine, adriamycin, dexamethasone, 72% vs. 54%, p<0.001). Complete remission (CR) and very good partial remission (VGPR) were also higher after TAD. After High Dose melphalan 200mg/m2 response was comparable in both arms, 76% and 79% respectively. However, CR plus VGPR were significantly higher in the patients randomized to TAD (49% vs. 32%, p<0.001). CTC grade 3–4 adverse events were similar in both arms.

Key words: thalidomide, untreated multiple myeloma.




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