Table 3.

IMiD-based combination regimens for the treatment of first relapse of MM

Name of the studyRegimen trialPatient groupMedian prior lines of therapy (range)Response ORR ≥ VGPRMedian PFS (months)Median OS (months)Toxicity
POLLUX8,9  Phase 3 randomized Dara-Rd 1 (1-11) 92.9% 80.4% 44.5
(34.1-NE) 
65%
 
Infusion-related reactions, neutropenia 
Rd 76.4% (P < .0001) 49.3%, P < .0001 17.5
(13.9-20.8), P < .0001 
57%
 
 
ASPIRE10,11  Phase 3 randomized KRd 2 (1-3) 87.1% 69.9% 26.1
(23.3-30.5) 
48.3
(42.4-52.8) 
Diarrhea, cough, URTI, fever, hypokalemia, hypertension, cardiac failure, renal failure, ischemic heart disease 
Rd 66.7%, P < .001 40.4%, P < .001 16.6
(15-20.6), P < .001 
40.4
(33.6-44.4)
P = .0045 
 
TOURMALINE-MM112,13  Phase 3 randomized Ixa-Rd (1-3) 78.3% 48% 20.6 53.6
(49.2-62.9) 
Rash, GI side effects, thrombocytopenia, peripheral neuropathy 
Rd 71.5%, P = .04 39%
P = .01 
14.7
P = .01 
51.6,
(44.7-59.1)
P = .495 
 
ELOQUENT-214,15  Phase 3 randomized Elo-Rd 2 (1-4) 79% 33% 19.4 43.7 Grade 3/4 lymphopenia, GI side effects, fatigue, cough, fever, nasopharyngitis 
Rd 66%, P < .001 28% 14.9 P = .0014 39.6,
P = .025 
 
APOLLO18  Phase 3 randomized Dara-Pd 2 (1-5) 69% 51% 12.4
(8.3-19.3) 
NA Grade 3/4 neutropenia, pneumonia, lower respiratory tract infection 
Pd 46%, P < .0001 20%, P < .0001 6.9
(5.5-9.3) P = .001 
  
OPTIMISSM19  Phase 3 randomized PVd 2 (1-2) 82.2%
 
52.7% 11.2 (9.66–13.73)
 
NA Neutropenia, febrile neutropenia, thrombocytopenia 
Vd  50%; P < .0001 18.3%; P < .0001 7.1
(5.88–8.48); P < .0001 
  
EMN011/HO11432  Phase 2 KPd 87% 65% 18
P = .14 
 Febrile neutropenia, infection, cardiovascular, neuropathy, cytopenias 
Name of the studyRegimen trialPatient groupMedian prior lines of therapy (range)Response ORR ≥ VGPRMedian PFS (months)Median OS (months)Toxicity
POLLUX8,9  Phase 3 randomized Dara-Rd 1 (1-11) 92.9% 80.4% 44.5
(34.1-NE) 
65%
 
Infusion-related reactions, neutropenia 
Rd 76.4% (P < .0001) 49.3%, P < .0001 17.5
(13.9-20.8), P < .0001 
57%
 
 
ASPIRE10,11  Phase 3 randomized KRd 2 (1-3) 87.1% 69.9% 26.1
(23.3-30.5) 
48.3
(42.4-52.8) 
Diarrhea, cough, URTI, fever, hypokalemia, hypertension, cardiac failure, renal failure, ischemic heart disease 
Rd 66.7%, P < .001 40.4%, P < .001 16.6
(15-20.6), P < .001 
40.4
(33.6-44.4)
P = .0045 
 
TOURMALINE-MM112,13  Phase 3 randomized Ixa-Rd (1-3) 78.3% 48% 20.6 53.6
(49.2-62.9) 
Rash, GI side effects, thrombocytopenia, peripheral neuropathy 
Rd 71.5%, P = .04 39%
P = .01 
14.7
P = .01 
51.6,
(44.7-59.1)
P = .495 
 
ELOQUENT-214,15  Phase 3 randomized Elo-Rd 2 (1-4) 79% 33% 19.4 43.7 Grade 3/4 lymphopenia, GI side effects, fatigue, cough, fever, nasopharyngitis 
Rd 66%, P < .001 28% 14.9 P = .0014 39.6,
P = .025 
 
APOLLO18  Phase 3 randomized Dara-Pd 2 (1-5) 69% 51% 12.4
(8.3-19.3) 
NA Grade 3/4 neutropenia, pneumonia, lower respiratory tract infection 
Pd 46%, P < .0001 20%, P < .0001 6.9
(5.5-9.3) P = .001 
  
OPTIMISSM19  Phase 3 randomized PVd 2 (1-2) 82.2%
 
52.7% 11.2 (9.66–13.73)
 
NA Neutropenia, febrile neutropenia, thrombocytopenia 
Vd  50%; P < .0001 18.3%; P < .0001 7.1
(5.88–8.48); P < .0001 
  
EMN011/HO11432  Phase 2 KPd 87% 65% 18
P = .14 
 Febrile neutropenia, infection, cardiovascular, neuropathy, cytopenias 

Dara, daratumumab; GI, gastrointestinal; Ixa, ixazomib; KPd, carfilzomib-pomalidomide/dexa; KRd, carfilzomib-lenalidomide-dexamethasone; NA, not available; NE, not evaluable; Pd, pomalidomide-dexamethasone; PVd, pomalidomide-bortezomib-dexamethasone; Rd, lenalidomide-dexamethasone; URTI, upper respiratory tract infection; Vd, bortezomib-dexamethasone.

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