BACKGROUND: In multiple myeloma (MM), improving our understanding of routine clinical practice and the effectiveness of agents outside of clinical trials is important. TOURMALINE-MM1 data resulted in approval of ixazomib for MM patients who have received ≥ 1 prior therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: UVEA-IXA comprised a retrospective chart review in the early access program, and a prospective 1-year follow-up period. Eligible patients had had a biochemical and/or symptomatic relapse after 1-3 prior lines of therapy; no anti-MM therapy for > 3 cycles at the start of ixazomib therapy; and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance score of 0-2. Lenalidomide- or proteasome inhibitor (PI)-refractory patients were ineligible. Primary endpoints were response and progression-free survival (PFS). RESULTS: Of 357 enrolled patients, 309 were evaluable; most patients received ixazomib alongside lenalidomide (98%) and dexamethasone (97%); 61% had received 2-3 prior lines of therapy. Median PFS was 15.6 months (95% confidence interval [CI]: 12.0-20.6) in all evaluable patients, and 19.6 (95% CI: 12.1-27.0) and 13.9 (95% CI: 10.1-18.1) months in patients who received 1 and ≥ 2 prior lines of therapy, respectively. The overall response rate was 67% in all evaluable patients, and 72% and 63%, respectively, in patients who received 1 and ≥ 2 prior lines of therapy. Median overall survival was 35.5 months. The ixazomib safety profile was consistent with previous reports. CONCLUSION: This study supports ixazomib-based therapy as an effective and tolerable treatment in the real-world. Outcomes were favorable in patients with 1 or ≥ 2 prior lines of therapy who were not lenalidomide- or PI-refractory.

• MeSH
• dexamethason terapeutické užití   MeSH
• glycin analogy a deriváty   MeSH
• lenalidomid terapeutické užití   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• lokální recidiva nádoru farmakoterapie   MeSH
• mnohočetný myelom * MeSH
• prospektivní studie MeSH
• protokoly protinádorové kombinované chemoterapie škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• retrospektivní studie MeSH
• sloučeniny boru * MeSH
• uvea MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH

T-cell redirecting bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) and chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR T cells) have revolutionised multiple myeloma therapy, but adverse events such as cytokine release syndrome, immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS), cytopenias, hypogammaglobulinaemia, and infections are common. This Policy Review presents a consensus from the European Myeloma Network on the prevention and management of these adverse events. Recommended measures include premedication, frequent assessing for symptoms and severity of cytokine release syndrome, step-up dosing for several BsAbs and some CAR T-cell therapies; corticosteroids; and tocilizumab in the case of cytokine release syndrome. Other anti-IL-6 drugs, high-dose corticosteroids, and anakinra might be considered in refractory cases. ICANS often arises concomitantly with cytokine release syndrome. Glucocorticosteroids in increasing doses are recommended if needed, as well as anakinra if the response is inadequate, and anticonvulsants if convulsions occur. Preventive measures against infections include antiviral and antibacterial drugs and administration of immunoglobulins. Treatment of infections and other complications is also addressed.

• MeSH
• antagonista receptoru pro interleukin 1 terapeutické užití   MeSH
• imunoterapie adoptivní škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• konsensus MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mnohočetný myelom * farmakoterapie   MeSH
• protilátky bispecifické * škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• syndrom uvolnění cytokinů etiologie   prevence a kontrola   farmakoterapie   MeSH
• T-lymfocyty MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• přehledy MeSH

Patients with multiple myeloma frequently present with substantial immune impairment and an increased risk for infections and infection-related mortality. The risk for infection with SARS-CoV-2 virus and resulting mortality is also increased, emphasising the importance of protecting patients by vaccination. Available data in patients with multiple myeloma suggest a suboptimal anti-SARS-CoV-2 immune response, meaning a proportion of patients are unprotected. Factors associated with poor response are uncontrolled disease, immunosuppression, concomitant therapy, more lines of therapy, and CD38 antibody-directed and B-cell maturation antigen-directed therapy. These facts suggest that monitoring the immune response to vaccination in patients with multiple myeloma might provide guidance for clinical management, such as administration of additional doses of the same or another vaccine, or even temporary treatment discontinuation, if possible. In those who do not exhibit a good response, prophylactic treatment with neutralising monoclonal antibody cocktails might be considered. In patients deficient of a SARS-CoV-2 immune response, adherence to measures for infection risk reduction is particularly recommended. This consensus was generated by members of the European Multiple Myeloma Network and some external experts. The panel members convened in virtual meetings and conducted an extensive literature research and evaluated recently published data and work presented at meetings, as well as findings from their own studies. The outcome of the discussions on establishing consensus recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination in patients with multiple myeloma was condensed into this Review.

• MeSH
• COVID-19 prevence a kontrola   MeSH
• konsensus MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mnohočetný myelom komplikace   farmakoterapie   imunologie   MeSH
• SARS-CoV-2 MeSH
• směrnice pro lékařskou praxi jako téma normy   MeSH
• vakcinace MeSH
• vakcíny proti COVID-19 aplikace a dávkování   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• přehledy MeSH

Vaccination is one of the most successful medical interventions that has saved the life of millions of people. Vaccination is particularly important in patients with multiple myeloma, who have an increased risk of infections due to the disease-inherent immune suppression, and because of the immune suppressive effects of therapy. Hence, all appropriate measures should be exploited, to elicit an effective immune response to common pathogens like influenza, pneumococci, varicella zoster virus, and to those bacteria and viruses (haemophilus influenzae, meningococci, and hepatitis) that frequently may pose a significant risk to patients with multiple myeloma. Patients after autologous, and specifically after allogeneic transplantation have severely reduced antibody titers, and therefore require a broader spectrum of vaccinations. Response to vaccination in myeloma often is less vigorous than in the general population, mandating either measurement of the postvaccination antibody titers and/or repeating the vaccination. Here, we compile the existing data on vaccination in multiple myeloma and provide recommendations for clinical practice.

• MeSH
• imunosupresiva aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• infekční nemoci etiologie   MeSH
• klinické zkoušky jako téma MeSH
• konsensus MeSH
• kontrola infekčních nemocí * MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mnohočetný myelom komplikace   imunologie   terapie   MeSH
• směrnice pro lékařskou praxi jako téma * MeSH
• vakcinace * MeSH
• vakcíny aplikace a dávkování   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• metaanalýza MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• přehledy MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Evropa MeSH

This trial evaluated quality of life (QoL) using the EORTC QLQ-C30 and the EORTC QLQ-MY20 instruments in 90 patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma during induction and maintenance therapy with eight cycles of ixazomib-thalidomide-dexamethasone, followed by 12 months of ixazomib maintenance therapy. When patient's baseline QoL was compared with data of the general population, a significant impairment in health-related QoL, physical, role, and social functioning and several other dimensions, as well as more pain and fatigue, was noted. Induction therapy resulted in significant improvement of pain and worsening of neuropathy, with no significant variation of other parameters. During maintenance treatment, scores for most dimensions including health-related QoL, physical functioning and pain, improved, while for neuropathy no improvement was observed. Time to deterioration (≥10 score points) of health-related QoL, physical functioning, pain, and neuropathy was distinctly shorter than time to progression. Health-related QoL and physical functioning at baseline correlated with overall survival.

• MeSH
• dexamethason terapeutické užití   MeSH
• glycin analogy a deriváty   MeSH
• kvalita života * MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mnohočetný myelom * farmakoterapie   MeSH
• protokoly protinádorové kombinované chemoterapie terapeutické užití   MeSH
• sloučeniny boru MeSH
• thalidomid terapeutické užití   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH

BACKGROUND: Ixazomib-revlimid-dexamethason showed significant activity in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). Here, we evaluate ixazomib in combination with thalidomide and dexamethasone for induction treatment followed by ixazomib maintenance therapy in RRMM patients. METHODS: Ninety patients have been included. Ixazomib-thalidomide-dexamethasone (4 mg, day 1, 8, 15; 100 mg daily; and 40 mg weekly) was scheduled for eight cycles followed by maintenance with ixazomib for one year. RESULTS: The overall response rate was 51.1%, 23.3% achieved CR or VGPR and 10% MR resulting in a clinical benefit rate of 61.1%. In patients completing ≥2 cycles, the rates were 60.5%, 27.6% and 68.4%, respectively. Median progression-free survival (PFS) was 8.5 months in all, and 9.4 months in those completing ≥2 cycles. Response rates, PFS and overall survival (OS) were similar in patients with and without t(4;14) and/or del(17p), but PFS and OS was significantly shorter in patients with gain of 1q21. Multivariate regression analysis revealed gain of 1q21 as the most important factor associated with OS. Ixazomib maintenance resulted in an upgrade in the depth of response in 12.4% of patients. Grade 3/4 toxicities were relatively rare. CONCLUSIONS: Ixazomib-thalidomide-dexamethasone followed by ixazomib maintenance therapy is active and well tolerated in patients with RRMM. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02410694.

• MeSH
• dexamethason aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• doba přežití bez progrese choroby MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• glycin aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   analogy a deriváty   MeSH
• indukční chemoterapie MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• míra přežití MeSH
• mnohočetný myelom farmakoterapie   MeSH
• protokoly protinádorové kombinované chemoterapie škodlivé účinky   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• sloučeniny boru aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• thalidomid aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• udržovací chemoterapie MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• klinické zkoušky MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH

We examined effects of carfilzomib-dexamethasone (Kd56) versus bortezomib-dexamethasone (Vd) on health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (MM) patients from the ENDEAVOR study. HR-QoL was assessed by the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer QoL Questionnaire (QLQ-C30), MM-specific module (QLQ-MY20), and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy/Gynecologic Oncology Group-Neurotoxicity (FACT-GOG-Ntx) "Additional Concerns" neurotoxicity subscale. The QLQ-C30 Global Health Status (GHS)/QoL scale and seven prespecified subscales were compared between groups using mixed model for repeated measures. Of 929 randomized patients, 911 with ≥1 post-baseline assessment were included. Kd56 was associated with statistically significant improvements in GHS/QoL, fatigue, pain, side effects, and FACT/GOG-Ntx scores versus Vd, although mean differences did not meet thresholds for clinical significance. The Kd56 group had longer time to deterioration (TTD) in GHS/QoL (median 3.7 versus 2.8 months, p = 0.0046), physical function (5.6 versus 3.7 months, p = 0.0390), nausea/vomiting (17.6 versus 8.2 months, p = 0.0358), side effects (6.4 versus 3.7 months p < 0.0001), and FACT/GOG-Ntx (11.1 versus 5.5 months, p = 0.0004). Overall, Kd56 resulted in statistically but not clinically significant improvements in mean GHS/QoL scores versus Vd. Treatment with Kd56 versus Vd also significantly prolonged TTD in GHS/QoL, physical function, nausea/vomiting, side effects, and FACT/GOG-Ntx.

• MeSH
• adherence pacienta MeSH
• bortezomib MeSH
• chemorezistence MeSH
• dexamethason MeSH
• kvalita života * MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• lokální recidiva nádoru MeSH
• mnohočetný myelom diagnóza   farmakoterapie   epidemiologie   MeSH
• oligopeptidy MeSH
• protokoly protinádorové kombinované chemoterapie škodlivé účinky   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• průzkumy a dotazníky MeSH
• průzkumy zdravotní péče MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• staging nádorů MeSH
• výsledek terapie MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• klinické zkoušky, fáze III MeSH
• multicentrická studie MeSH
• randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH

During the last few years, several new drugs have been introduced for treatment of patients with multiple myeloma, which have significantly improved the treatment outcome. All of these novel substances differ at least in part in their mode of action from similar drugs of the same drug class, or are representatives of new drug classes, and as such present with very specific side effect profiles. In this review, we summarize these adverse events, provide information on their prevention, and give practical guidance for monitoring of patients and for management of adverse events.

• MeSH
• cílená molekulární terapie škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• hodnocení rizik MeSH
• incidence MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• management nemoci MeSH
• mnohočetný myelom komplikace   farmakoterapie   MeSH
• nežádoucí účinky léčiv diagnóza   epidemiologie   prevence a kontrola   terapie   MeSH
• protinádorové látky škodlivé účinky   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• směrnice pro lékařskou praxi jako téma MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• konsensus - konference MeSH
• přehledy MeSH

• MeSH
• bortezomib aplikace a dávkování   MeSH
• dexamethason aplikace a dávkování   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• lokální recidiva nádoru farmakoterapie   patologie   MeSH
• míra přežití MeSH
• mnohočetný myelom farmakoterapie   patologie   MeSH
• následné studie MeSH
• oligopeptidy aplikace a dávkování   MeSH
• prognóza MeSH
• protokoly protinádorové kombinované chemoterapie terapeutické užití   MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• klinické zkoušky, fáze III MeSH
• multicentrická studie MeSH
• randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH