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Prepublished online as a Blood First Edition Paper on March 13, 2003; DOI 10.1182/blood-2002-09-2846. This Article Full Text Full Text (PDF) All Versions of this Article: 2002-09-2846v1 102/1/69    most recent Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Rights and Permissions Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via CrossRef Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Mileshkin, L. Articles by Prince, H. M. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Mileshkin, L. Articles by Prince, H. M. Related Collections Clinical Trials and Observations Neoplasia Related Article in Blood Online Social Bookmarking                   What's this?  Previous Article  |  Table of Contents  |  Next Article  Blood, 1 July 2003, Vol. 102, No. 1, pp. 69-77 CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS, INTERVENTIONS, AND THERAPEUTIC TRIALS Multicenter phase 2 trial of thalidomide in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma: adverse prognostic impact of advanced age Linda Mileshkin, James J. Biagi, Paul Mitchell, Craig Underhill, Andrew Grigg, Richard Bell, Joe McKendrick, Peter Briggs, John F. Seymour, Kate Lillie, Jennifer G. Smith, Jerome B. Zeldis, and H. Miles Prince From the Department of Haematology and the Statistical Centre, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Ludwig Oncology Department, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia; Border Medical Oncology, Albury, Victoria, Australia; Department of Haematology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Andrew Love Cancer Centre, The Geelong Hospital, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; Oncology Department, Box Hill Hospital, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia; Oncology Department, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; and Celgene, Warren, NJ. Relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma has a poor outlook. Some patients respond to thalidomide; however, criteria for predicting response have not been conclusively identified. We initiated a prospective multicenter phase 2 trial in patients with relapsed/refractory myeloma using thalidomide up to the maximum dose, 800 mg/d. Interferon--2B (1.5-3.0 x 106 U, subcutaneously, 3 times per week) was added at week 12 if disease was responsive or stable. Patients intolerant of interferon continued thalidomide alone. Thalidomide with or without interferon was continued until disease progression. Objectives were to determine toxicity, response rate (RR), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) and to elucidate relevant prognostic factors. We enrolled 75 patients, with median age 64 years (range, 36-83 years). Median individual maximum-tolerated dose of thalidomide was 600 mg/d; 41% reached 800 mg/d. Overall RR was 28%, and 55% stable disease (SD). The only predictor for response was age 65 years or younger (38% versus 17%; P = .043). At 18 months median follow-up, the actuarial median PFS and OS were 5.5 and 14.6 months, respectively. Multivariate analysis for OS demonstrated age exceeding 65 years (median, 9.2 months versus longer than 26 months; P = .011), raised serum lactate dehydrogenase (P = .002), and raised serum creatinine (P = .007) predicted inferior outcomes. Nineteen patients received interferon. Ten discontinued owing to toxicity. Four of 12 patients who received interferon for longer than 4 weeks were converted from SD to partial response. Our findings confirm substantial activity of thalidomide in relapsed/refractory myeloma. Interferon may improve response in selected patients, but is often not tolerated. The inferior outcome demonstrated in those with the identified prognostic factors is important in planning management for such patients. (Blood. 2003;102:69-77) CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this? Related Article in Blood Online: Thalidomide, age, and future use in multiple myeloma Mohamad A. Hussein Blood 2003 102: 2-3. 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