TY - JOUR AU - Puertas, Borja AU - González-Calle, Verónica AU - Sureda, Anna AU - Moreno, María José AU - Oriol, Albert AU - González, Esther AU - Rosiñol, Laura AU - López, Jordi AU - Escalante, Fernando AU - Martínez-Lopez, Joaquín AU - Carrillo, Estrella AU - Clavero, Esther AU - Ríos-Tamayo, Rafael AU - Rey-Bua, Beatriz AU - González-Rodríguez, Ana Pilar AU - Dourdil, Victoria AU - de Arriba, Felipe AU - González, Sonia AU - Pérez-de-Oteyza, Jaime AU - Hernández, Miguel T. AU - García-Mateo, Aránzazu AU - Bargay, Joan AU - Bladé, Joan AU - Lahuerta, Juan José AU - San Miguel, Jesús F. AU - Ocio, Enrique M. AU - Mateos, María-Victoria PY - 2023/10/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Randomized phase II study of weekly carfilzomib 70 mg/m<sup>2</sup> and dexamethasone with or without cyclophosphamide in relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma patients JF - Haematologica JA - haematol VL - 108 IS - 10 SE - Articles DO - 10.3324/haematol.2022.282490 UR - https://haematologica.org/article/view/haematol.2022.282490 SP - 2753-2763 AB - In this randomized phase II study (GEM-KyCyDex, clinicaltrials gov. Identifier: NCT03336073), the combination of weekly carfilzomib 70 mg/m2, cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone (KCd) was compared to carfilzomib and dexamethasone (Kd) in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) after 1-3 prior lines (PL). One hundred and ninety-seven patients were included and randomized 1:1 to receive KCd (97 patients) or Kd (100 patients) in 28-day cycles until progressive disease or unacceptable toxicity occurred. Patient median age was 70 years, and the median number of PL was one (range, 1-3). More than 90% of patients had previously been exposed to proteasome inhibitors, approximetely 70% to immunomodulators, and approximetely 50% were refractory to their last line (mainly lenalidomide) in both groups. After a median follow-up of 37 months, median progression-free survival (PFS) was 19.1 and 16.6 months in KCd and Kd, respectively (P=0.577). Of note, in the post hoc analysis of the lenalidomide-refractory population, the addition of cyclophosphamide to Kd resulted in a significant benefit in terms of PFS: 18.4 versus 11.3 months (hazard ratio =1.7, 95% confidence interval: 1.1-2.7; P=0.043). The overall response rate and the percentage of patients who achieved complete response was around 70% and 20% in both groups. The addition of cyclophosphamide to Kd did not result in any safety signal, except for severe infections (7% vs. 2%). In conclusion, the combination of cyclophosphamide with Kd 70 mg/m2 weekly does not improve outcomes as compared with Kd alone in RRMM after 1-3 PL, but a significant benefit in PFS was observed with the triplet combination in the lenalidomide-refractory population. The administration of weekly carfilzomib 70 mg/m2 was safe and convenient, and, overall, the toxicity was manageable in both arms. ER -