Table 1.

Studies evaluating MRD negativity in MM patients with HR cytogenetics

StudyStudy designPopulationN (MRD data)HR definitionMRD testing/sensitivityProportion of MRD negativitySurvival outcomes (MRD− vs MRD+)
Perrot et al Prospective (IFM 2009 trial) NDMM ITT population: 509 t(4;14), t(14;16), deletion 17p Next generation sequencing 1 × 10−6 ITT population ITT population and start of maintenance therapy: longer PFS in MRD− vs MRD+ both for HR and SR patients, although PFS in HR MRD− patients lower than that in SR MRD– patients 
HR + SR HR: 74  All: 25% End of maintenance therapy: longer PFS in MRD– vs MRD+ both for HR and SR; PFS benefit similar across HR and SR MRD– patients 
Evaluation at multiple time points End of maintenance: 239  HR: 31% Hazard ratio for PFS in HR vs SR patients (adjusted for MRD status, treatment, ISS stage) 
 HR: 27  t(4;14): 40% Start of maintenance: 1.69, 1.14-2.48, P = .008 
   deletion 17p: 11% End of maintenance: 1.08, 0.61-1.91, P = .785 
   SR: 26%  
Lahuerta et al10  Prospective (3 PETHEMA/GEM trials: GEM2000; GEM2005MENOS65; GEM2010MAS65) NDMM 609 t(4;14) Flow cytometry 43% PFS: 
HR + SR HR: 60 (of 370 with FISH data) t(14;16), deletion 17p 1 × 10−4 to 1 × 10−5 HR: data not available HR: 38 vs 14 mo, P < .001 
Evaluation 9 mo after enrollment (postinduction in non-ASCT group or post-ASCT)     Hazard ratio for PFS (adjusted for ISS stage and transplant) 
HR: 0.30, 0.16-0.58, P < .001 
SR: 0.44, 0.33-0.59, P < .001 
OS: 
HR: 128 vs 26 mo, P < .001 
Hazard ratio for OS (adjusted for ISS stage and transplant) 
HR: 0.21, 0.09-0.50, P < .001 
SR: 0.40, 0.26-0.61, P < .001 
Rawstron et al Prospective (MRC IX trial) NDMM Post ASCT t(4;14), t(14;16), t(14;20), deletion 17p, gain1q, del1p Flow cytometry All: 62.2% PFS: 
HR + SR 397 1 × 10−4 HR: 61.5% HR: 15.7 vs 8.7 mo, P < .001 
Day 100 post-ASCT assessment reported here HR: 109  SR: 59.8% SR: 44.2 vs 33.7 mo, P = .014 
    Both HR cytogenetics and MRD status predictive of PFS and OS 
Li et al Prospective (NCT02086942; NCT02248428) NDMM 123 t(4;14), t(14;16), deletion 17p, gain1q Flow cytometry All: 25% PFS: 
HR + SR HR: 72 1 × 10−4 HR: 25% HR: PFS: 45 vs 22 mo, P = .016 
SR: PFS: NR vs 34 mo, P = .009 
PFS in MRD– HR vs SR: 45 mo vs NR, P = .035 
4 y OS: 
HR: 100% vs 54%, P = −.012 
SR: 87.5% vs 83.6%, P = .508 
OS in MRD– HR vs SR: 100% vs 87.5%, P = .48 
MRD status and HR cytogenetics: independent prognostic factors for PFS and OS in multivariate analysis 
Paiva et al12  Prospective (PETHEMA/GEM 2000 and GEM2005) NDMM (in CR) 241 t(4;14), t(14;16), deletion 17p Flow cytometry All: 64% TTP: 
HR + SR HR: 16% 1 × 10−4 to 1 × 10−5 HR: not available SR and MRD–: 83 mo, HR or MRD+ SR: 26 mo, HR and MRD+: 6 mo; P < .001 
Day 100 post-ASCT    OS 
    HR and MRD–: NR, HR or MRD+ SR: 47 mo, HR and MRD+: 21 mo; P < .001 
    HR FISH and MRD+ were independent prognostic factors for unsustained CR (progression from CR within 1 y of ASCT) 
Paiva et al Prospective (PETHEMA/GEM2010MAS65) NDMM, older adults 162 (4;14), t(14;16), deletion 17p Flow cytometry HR: 27% TTP: 
HR + SR HR: 26 (of 132 with FISH) 1 × 10−4 to 1 × 10−5 SR: 38% HR: NR vs 12 mo 
   All: 33% (22% of ITT population, N = 241) SR: NR vs 15 mo 
    TTP HR MRD– vs SR MRD–: P = .70 
    TTP HR MRD+ vs SR MRD+: P = .02 
    MRD status and HR FISH: independent prognostic factors for TTP and OS 
Chakraborty et al Retrospective NDMM HR: 185 t(4;14), t(14;16), t(14;20), deletion 17p, gain1q Flow cytometry HR: 56% PFS: 
HR only 1 × 10−4 t(4;14): 60% HR: 26 vs 17 mo, P < .001 
Day 100 post-ASCT  Deletion 17p: 48% t(4;14): 24 vs 12 mo, P = .002 
Deletion 17p: 22.5 vs 22 mo, P = .464 
≥2 HR abnormalities: 12 vs 14 mo, P = .293 
OS: 
HR: NR vs 50 mo, P = .023 
t(4;14): NR vs 31 mo, P = .039 
Deletion 17p: 52 vs 50 mo, P = .774 
≥2 HR abnormalities: 36 vs 31 mo, P = .419 
Hu et al Retrospective NDMM 96 t(4;14), t(14;16), deletion 17p, gain1q, del1p Flow cytometry All: 60% PFS: 
HR + SR HR: 31 1 × 10−4 HR: 42% HR: NR vs 19 mo 
(matched)   HR vs SR MRD: 42% vs 69%, P = .014 SR: 45.6 vs 24.1 mo 
Day 100 post-ASCT    MRD status and HR FISH: independent prognostic factors for PFS 
Goicoechea et al11  Prospective (GEM2012MENOS65; abstract) NDMM 419 t(4;14), deletion 17p, and t(14;16) Flow cytometry del17p: 24% PFS: 
HR + SR HR: 90 (of 390 with FISH data) 1 × 10−5 to 10−6 t(4;14): 43% HR: NR vs 25 mo 
   t(14;16): 60% del17p: NR vs 14 mo 
   SR: 50% t(4;14): NR vs 28 mo 
    SR: NR vs 46 mo 
10 Kunacheewa et al13  Retrospective (abstract) NDMM 136 t(4;14), t(14;16), deletion 17p, gain1q (≥4 copies) and HR GEP signature Flow cytometry HR: 41% PFS: 
HR + SR HR: 29 1 × 10−5 SR: 54% At median follow-up of 14 mo, median PFS was NR in HR or SR group; proportion of patients who relapsed or died in each group were 
End of initial therapy    HR: 40% vs 45%, 
    SR: 10% vs 20%, and 
    PFS: HR vs SR; P = .004 
11 Hahn et al14  Prospective (PRIMeR, BMT CTN 0702; abstract) NDMM 445 t(4;14), t(14;16), t(14;20), deletion 17p, deletion13, aneuploidy, β2-microglobulin > 5.5 mg/L Flow cytometry Post-ASCT PFS: 
HR + SR HR: not known 2.5 × 10−5 to 1 × 10−6 All: 78% MRD status and HR myeloma: independent prognostic factors for PFS in multivariate analysis 
Before transplant, post-ASCT before maintenance and 1 y post-ASCT   HR: not known Hazard ratio for PFS (adjusting for MRD status and treatment arm) 
   1 y post-ASCT: all: 84% HR vs SR: 3.29, 2.09-5.18 
   HR: not known  
StudyStudy designPopulationN (MRD data)HR definitionMRD testing/sensitivityProportion of MRD negativitySurvival outcomes (MRD− vs MRD+)
Perrot et al Prospective (IFM 2009 trial) NDMM ITT population: 509 t(4;14), t(14;16), deletion 17p Next generation sequencing 1 × 10−6 ITT population ITT population and start of maintenance therapy: longer PFS in MRD− vs MRD+ both for HR and SR patients, although PFS in HR MRD− patients lower than that in SR MRD– patients 
HR + SR HR: 74  All: 25% End of maintenance therapy: longer PFS in MRD– vs MRD+ both for HR and SR; PFS benefit similar across HR and SR MRD– patients 
Evaluation at multiple time points End of maintenance: 239  HR: 31% Hazard ratio for PFS in HR vs SR patients (adjusted for MRD status, treatment, ISS stage) 
 HR: 27  t(4;14): 40% Start of maintenance: 1.69, 1.14-2.48, P = .008 
   deletion 17p: 11% End of maintenance: 1.08, 0.61-1.91, P = .785 
   SR: 26%  
Lahuerta et al10  Prospective (3 PETHEMA/GEM trials: GEM2000; GEM2005MENOS65; GEM2010MAS65) NDMM 609 t(4;14) Flow cytometry 43% PFS: 
HR + SR HR: 60 (of 370 with FISH data) t(14;16), deletion 17p 1 × 10−4 to 1 × 10−5 HR: data not available HR: 38 vs 14 mo, P < .001 
Evaluation 9 mo after enrollment (postinduction in non-ASCT group or post-ASCT)     Hazard ratio for PFS (adjusted for ISS stage and transplant) 
HR: 0.30, 0.16-0.58, P < .001 
SR: 0.44, 0.33-0.59, P < .001 
OS: 
HR: 128 vs 26 mo, P < .001 
Hazard ratio for OS (adjusted for ISS stage and transplant) 
HR: 0.21, 0.09-0.50, P < .001 
SR: 0.40, 0.26-0.61, P < .001 
Rawstron et al Prospective (MRC IX trial) NDMM Post ASCT t(4;14), t(14;16), t(14;20), deletion 17p, gain1q, del1p Flow cytometry All: 62.2% PFS: 
HR + SR 397 1 × 10−4 HR: 61.5% HR: 15.7 vs 8.7 mo, P < .001 
Day 100 post-ASCT assessment reported here HR: 109  SR: 59.8% SR: 44.2 vs 33.7 mo, P = .014 
    Both HR cytogenetics and MRD status predictive of PFS and OS 
Li et al Prospective (NCT02086942; NCT02248428) NDMM 123 t(4;14), t(14;16), deletion 17p, gain1q Flow cytometry All: 25% PFS: 
HR + SR HR: 72 1 × 10−4 HR: 25% HR: PFS: 45 vs 22 mo, P = .016 
SR: PFS: NR vs 34 mo, P = .009 
PFS in MRD– HR vs SR: 45 mo vs NR, P = .035 
4 y OS: 
HR: 100% vs 54%, P = −.012 
SR: 87.5% vs 83.6%, P = .508 
OS in MRD– HR vs SR: 100% vs 87.5%, P = .48 
MRD status and HR cytogenetics: independent prognostic factors for PFS and OS in multivariate analysis 
Paiva et al12  Prospective (PETHEMA/GEM 2000 and GEM2005) NDMM (in CR) 241 t(4;14), t(14;16), deletion 17p Flow cytometry All: 64% TTP: 
HR + SR HR: 16% 1 × 10−4 to 1 × 10−5 HR: not available SR and MRD–: 83 mo, HR or MRD+ SR: 26 mo, HR and MRD+: 6 mo; P < .001 
Day 100 post-ASCT    OS 
    HR and MRD–: NR, HR or MRD+ SR: 47 mo, HR and MRD+: 21 mo; P < .001 
    HR FISH and MRD+ were independent prognostic factors for unsustained CR (progression from CR within 1 y of ASCT) 
Paiva et al Prospective (PETHEMA/GEM2010MAS65) NDMM, older adults 162 (4;14), t(14;16), deletion 17p Flow cytometry HR: 27% TTP: 
HR + SR HR: 26 (of 132 with FISH) 1 × 10−4 to 1 × 10−5 SR: 38% HR: NR vs 12 mo 
   All: 33% (22% of ITT population, N = 241) SR: NR vs 15 mo 
    TTP HR MRD– vs SR MRD–: P = .70 
    TTP HR MRD+ vs SR MRD+: P = .02 
    MRD status and HR FISH: independent prognostic factors for TTP and OS 
Chakraborty et al Retrospective NDMM HR: 185 t(4;14), t(14;16), t(14;20), deletion 17p, gain1q Flow cytometry HR: 56% PFS: 
HR only 1 × 10−4 t(4;14): 60% HR: 26 vs 17 mo, P < .001 
Day 100 post-ASCT  Deletion 17p: 48% t(4;14): 24 vs 12 mo, P = .002 
Deletion 17p: 22.5 vs 22 mo, P = .464 
≥2 HR abnormalities: 12 vs 14 mo, P = .293 
OS: 
HR: NR vs 50 mo, P = .023 
t(4;14): NR vs 31 mo, P = .039 
Deletion 17p: 52 vs 50 mo, P = .774 
≥2 HR abnormalities: 36 vs 31 mo, P = .419 
Hu et al Retrospective NDMM 96 t(4;14), t(14;16), deletion 17p, gain1q, del1p Flow cytometry All: 60% PFS: 
HR + SR HR: 31 1 × 10−4 HR: 42% HR: NR vs 19 mo 
(matched)   HR vs SR MRD: 42% vs 69%, P = .014 SR: 45.6 vs 24.1 mo 
Day 100 post-ASCT    MRD status and HR FISH: independent prognostic factors for PFS 
Goicoechea et al11  Prospective (GEM2012MENOS65; abstract) NDMM 419 t(4;14), deletion 17p, and t(14;16) Flow cytometry del17p: 24% PFS: 
HR + SR HR: 90 (of 390 with FISH data) 1 × 10−5 to 10−6 t(4;14): 43% HR: NR vs 25 mo 
   t(14;16): 60% del17p: NR vs 14 mo 
   SR: 50% t(4;14): NR vs 28 mo 
    SR: NR vs 46 mo 
10 Kunacheewa et al13  Retrospective (abstract) NDMM 136 t(4;14), t(14;16), deletion 17p, gain1q (≥4 copies) and HR GEP signature Flow cytometry HR: 41% PFS: 
HR + SR HR: 29 1 × 10−5 SR: 54% At median follow-up of 14 mo, median PFS was NR in HR or SR group; proportion of patients who relapsed or died in each group were 
End of initial therapy    HR: 40% vs 45%, 
    SR: 10% vs 20%, and 
    PFS: HR vs SR; P = .004 
11 Hahn et al14  Prospective (PRIMeR, BMT CTN 0702; abstract) NDMM 445 t(4;14), t(14;16), t(14;20), deletion 17p, deletion13, aneuploidy, β2-microglobulin > 5.5 mg/L Flow cytometry Post-ASCT PFS: 
HR + SR HR: not known 2.5 × 10−5 to 1 × 10−6 All: 78% MRD status and HR myeloma: independent prognostic factors for PFS in multivariate analysis 
Before transplant, post-ASCT before maintenance and 1 y post-ASCT   HR: not known Hazard ratio for PFS (adjusting for MRD status and treatment arm) 
   1 y post-ASCT: all: 84% HR vs SR: 3.29, 2.09-5.18 
   HR: not known  

ASCT, autologous stem cell transplant; BMT CTN, Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network; CR, complete response; GEM, Grupo Español de Mieloma; GEP, gene expression profiling; IFM, Intergroupe Francophone du Myélome; ITT, intention to treat MRC, Medical Research Council; NDMM, newly diagnosed multiple myeloma; NR, not reached; PETHEMA, Programa para el Estudio de la Terapéutica en Hemopatías Malignas; PRIMeR, Prognostic Immunophenotyping in Myeloma Response; TTP, time to progression.

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