Table 3

Outcome of AL amyloidosis treated with a selection of common upfront regimens, according to disease severity

TreatmentDisease severityPatientsHR (CR, VGPR)ORSurvival
ASCT57  Transplant eligible 1536 After 2007 71% (37%, —) After 2007, kidney, 32% 68% at 5 y 
ASCT61  Transplant eligible 629 — (35%, —) — Median, 7.6 y 
MDex63  Treated with full-dose dexamethasone (stage IIIb 10%) 119 76% (31%, 29%) Heart, 37%; kidney, 24% Median, 7.3 y 
Treated with low-dose dexamethasone (stage IIIb 36%) 140 51% (12%, 20%) Heart, 20%; kidney, 17% Median, 1.7 y (median, 7 mo in stage IIIb) 
CTD70  Stage IIIb 22% 69 72% (19%, 16%) Heart, 19%; kidney, 39% >50% at 5 y (median, 4 mo in stage IIIb) 
BMDex71  Stage IIIb 22% 87 69% (42%, 13%) Heart, 16%; kidney, 16% 53% at 5 y 
CyBorD73  Stage I 30 77% (33%, 23%) Heart, 22% 100% at 5 y 
Stages II and IIIa 128 67% (21%, 27%) Heart, 4% 50% at 5 y 
Stage IIIb 43 42% (14%, 9%) Overall renal response, 25% 20% at 5 y; median, 7 mo (overall, 55% at 5 y) 
TreatmentDisease severityPatientsHR (CR, VGPR)ORSurvival
ASCT57  Transplant eligible 1536 After 2007 71% (37%, —) After 2007, kidney, 32% 68% at 5 y 
ASCT61  Transplant eligible 629 — (35%, —) — Median, 7.6 y 
MDex63  Treated with full-dose dexamethasone (stage IIIb 10%) 119 76% (31%, 29%) Heart, 37%; kidney, 24% Median, 7.3 y 
Treated with low-dose dexamethasone (stage IIIb 36%) 140 51% (12%, 20%) Heart, 20%; kidney, 17% Median, 1.7 y (median, 7 mo in stage IIIb) 
CTD70  Stage IIIb 22% 69 72% (19%, 16%) Heart, 19%; kidney, 39% >50% at 5 y (median, 4 mo in stage IIIb) 
BMDex71  Stage IIIb 22% 87 69% (42%, 13%) Heart, 16%; kidney, 16% 53% at 5 y 
CyBorD73  Stage I 30 77% (33%, 23%) Heart, 22% 100% at 5 y 
Stages II and IIIa 128 67% (21%, 27%) Heart, 4% 50% at 5 y 
Stage IIIb 43 42% (14%, 9%) Overall renal response, 25% 20% at 5 y; median, 7 mo (overall, 55% at 5 y) 

Larger and more recent studies were selected. Intent-to-treat responses are reported.

CR, complete response; HR, hematologic response; OR, organ response; VGPR, very good partial response; —, not available.

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