Frontline treatment of multiple myeloma in elderly patients |
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Authors: | Moreau Philippe Hulin Cyrille Facon Thierry |
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Affiliation: | aHematology Department, University Hospital Hôtel-Dieu, Place A.Ricordeau, 44093 Nantes cedex, France;bHematology Department, University Hospital Brabois, Route de Neufchâteau, 54000 Nancy, France;cHematology Department, University Hospital Huriez, Place de Verdun, 59037 Lille cedex, France |
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Abstract: | Until 2007, frontline chemotherapy with melphalan and prednisone (MP) was considered as the standard of care in the treatment of elderly patients with multiple myeloma (MM). Recently, several prospective randomized studies comparing MP with the same combination plus new agents such as thalidomide (MPT) or bortezomib (MPV) clearly showed that MPT and MPV were superior to MP in terms of progression-free and overall survival. Melphalan–prednisone–lenalidomide (MPR) is currently compared to MP in one prospective trial and will also probably be superior to MP. Lenalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone is a promising combination. Thus, at least four highly active new treatment options are now available to treat elderly patients with MM. The goal of future trials will be to determine the best treatment strategy in this group of patients. |
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Keywords: | Multiple myeloma Elderly patients Thalidomide Bortezomib Lenalidomide |
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