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653.P1.73 Myeloma - Therapy, Excluding Transplantation Poster I

Saturday, December 6, 2008: 5:30 PM-7:30 PM
Hall A (Moscone Center)
Phase I-II Trial of Oral Cyclophosphamide, Prednisone and Lenalidomide (Revlimid®) (CPR) for the Treatment of Patients with Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Donna E. Reece, MD1, Esther Masih-Khan1*, Arooj Khan1*, Peter Anglin, MD1, Christine Chen, MD1, Vishal Kukreti, MD2*, Joseph R. Mikhael, MD3* and Suzanne Trudel, MD1*

1University Health Network, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
2Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
3Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ

Treatment of Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma in Patients with p53 Deletion

Donna E. Reece, MD1, Young Trieu, MSc2*, Hong Chang, MD3*, Wei Xu, PhD4*, Peter Anglin, MD1, Christine Chen, MD2*, Vishal Kukreti, MD2*, Suzanne Trudel, MD2* and Joseph Mikhael, MD5

1Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
2Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
3Laboratory Hematology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
4Biostatistics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
5Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale Campus, Scottsdale, AZ

Reversibility of Renal Impairment of Multiple Myeloma Patients Treated with Bortezomib-Based Regimens: Identification of Predictive Factors

Meletios A. Dimopoulos, Maria Roussou*, Efstathios Kastritis*, Maria Gavriatopoulou*, Flora Zagouri*, Magdalini Migkou*, Charis Matsouka*, Despina Barmparousi*, Dimitrios Christoulas*, Erasmia Psimenou*, Irini Grapsa* and Evangelos Terpos*

Department of Clinical Therapeutics, University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece

Treatment of Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma (MM) with Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone with or with Bortezomib Depending on Prior Neurotoxicity: Prospective Evaluation of the Impact of Cytogenetic Abnormalities and Assessment of Bone Met

Meletios A. Dimopoulos1, Efstathios Kastritis1*, Dimitrios Christoulas1*, Magdalini Migkou1*, Maria Gavriatopoulou1*, Flora Zagouri1* and Evangelos Terpos2

1Department of Clinical Therapeutics, University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
2Department of Hematology & Medical Research, 251 General Air Force Hospital, Athens, Greece

Bortezomib–Melphalan–Prednisone (VMP) in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients with Impaired Renal Function: Cohort Analysis of the Phase III VISTA Study

Meletios A Dimopoulos1, Paul Richardson2, Rudolf Schlag3*, Nuriet K Khuageva4*, Ofer Shpilberg5*, Efstathios Kastritis1*, Martin H Kropff6, Maria Teresa Petrucci7, Michel Delforge8, Julia A Alexeeva9*, Rik Schots10*, Tamas Masszi11, Maria-Victoria Mateos12*, William Deraedt13*, Kevin Liu14*, Andrew Cakana13, Helgi van de Velde13* and Jesus F San Miguel15

1Department of Clinical Therapeutics, University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
2Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
3Praxis for Hematology and Oncology, Wurzburg, Germany
4Hematology Department, SP Botkin Moscow City Clinical Hospital, Moscow, Russia
5Comprehensive Center of Thalassemia & Hemoglobinopathies, Institute of Hematology, Petah Tikva, Israel
6University of Munster, Munster, Germany
7Hematology, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
8Myeloma Study Group, Belgian Hematological Society, Leuven, Belgium
9Haematology Department, St Petersburg City Hospital, St Petersburg, Russia
10Myeloma Study Group, Belgian Hematological Society, Brussels, Belgium
11St. Laszlo Hospital of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
12Haematology, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca
13Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals Research & Development, Beerse, Belgium
14Research and Development, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical, Raritan, NJ
15Hospital Universitario Salamanca. CIC, IBMCC (USAL-CSIC), Salamanca, Spain

The Administration of Bortezomib, Dexamethasone and Thalidomide (VTD) after ASCT in Myeloma Patients Who Do Not Receive Bisphosphonates Normalizes sRANKL, Dickkopf-1 and Improves Abnormal Osteoclast Function and Impaired Angiogenesis

Evangelos Terpos1, Efstathios Kastritis2*, Dimitrios Christoulas2*, Magdalini Migkou2*, Maria Gavriatopoulou2* and Meletios A. Dimopoulos2

1Department of Hematology & Medical Research, 251 General Air Force Hospital, Athens, Greece
2Department of Clinical Therapeutics, University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece

Prognostic Impact of the Plasma Cell Labeling Index (LI) in Newly Diagnosed Myeloma Patients Treated with Thalidomide-Dexamethasone (Thal/Dex) or Lenalidomide-Dexamethasone (Len/Dex)

Prashant Kapoor, MD1*, Shaji Kumar, MD1, Philip R Greipp, MD1*, Kristina M. Laumann1*, Sumithra Mandrekar, PhD2*, S. Vincent Rajkumar, MD3* and Thomas E. Witzig, MD4*

1Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
2Division of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
3Hematology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
4Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

The Importance of Bone Marrow Examination in Determining Complete Response to Therapy in Patients with Multiple Myeloma

Cheng E Chee1*, Shaji Kumar1, Dirk R Larson2*, Robert A Kyle1, Angela Dispenzieri1, Morie A Gertz1*, Colin L Colby2* and S. Vincent Rajkumar1*

1Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
2Statistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

The Impact of Cytogenetics on the Outcomes of Treatment with Lenalidomide Plus Dexamethasone in Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Nizar J Bahlis, MD1, Kevin W. Song2*, Tommy Fu3*, Birgitte J Roland, MD, FCCMG, DABMG4*, Hong Chang5*, Doug Horsman, MD, PhD6*, Adnan Mansoor, MD, FRCPC7, Christine Chen, MD8, Esther Masih-Khan8*, Young Trieu, MSc8*, Helene Bruyere, MD9, Douglas A. Stewart, MD, FRCPC10 and Donna E. Reece, MD11

1Department of Hematology, Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
2Hematology, Leukemia/BMT Program of BC, Vancouver, BC, Canada
3Celgene Corporation, Summit, NJ
4Cancer Cytogenetics, Calgary Lab Services, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
5Laboratory Hematology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
6Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada
7University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
8Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
9Vancouver Hosp. & Health Ctr., Vancouver, BC, Canada
10Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
11Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

A Multicenter Phase I/II Dose Escalation Study of Lenalidomide in Combination with Melphalan and Dexamethasone in Subjects with Newly-Diagnosed Light-Chain (AL)-Amyloidosis

Philippe Moreau1*, Arnaud Jaccard2*, Lotfi Benboubker, MD3*, Bruno Royer4*, Valerie Coiteux, MD5*, Franck Bridoux6*, Jean-Luc Harousseau7, Catherine Traulle8*, Bernard Grosbois, MD, PhD9*, Veronique Leblond10*, May Alakl11*, Olivier Hermine12* and Jean-Paul Fermand13

1Service d'Hématologie, CHU Hotel Dieu, Nantes, France, NAntes, France
2Department of Hematology, University Hospital, Limoges, France
3Service d'Hématologie et Thérapie Cellulaire, CHU de Tours, Tours, France
4Service d'Hématologie, CHU Hôpital Sud, Amiens, France
5Maladies du Sang, UAM Allo-CSH - EA2686, Lille, France
6Department of Nephrology, University Hospital, Poitiers, France
7Hôpital Hôtel Dieu, Nantes, France
8Department of Hematology, University Hospital, Lyon, France
9Internal Medicine Department, University Hospital, Rennes, France
10Department of Hematology, University Hospital Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris, France
11Celgene France, Paris, France
12Hopital Necker, Paris, France
13Immuno-Hematology Unit, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France

Risk-Adapted Cyclophosphamide, Thalidomide and Dexamethasone (CTD) for the Treatment of Systemic AL Amyloidosis: Long Term Outcomes among 202 Patients

Simon DJ Gibbs*, Prayman T Sattianayagam*, Helen J Lachmann*, Mark Offer*, Julian D Gillmore*, Philip N Hawkins* and Ashutosh Wechalekar

University College London Medical School, National Amyloidosis Center, London, United Kingdom

Phase I/II Study of Lenalidomide, Intermediate Dose Dexamethasone and Low Dose Cyclophosphamide (RDC) for the Treatment of Patients with Primary Systemic Amyloidosis (AL)

Efstathios Kastritis1*, Flora Zagouri1*, Maria Roussou1*, Magdalini Migkou1*, John Boletis2*, Theofanis Apostolou3* and Meletios A. Dimopoulos1

1Department of Clinical Therapeutics, University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
2Department of Nephrology, Laiko Hospital, Athens, Greece
3Department of Nephrology, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Melphalan and Dexamethasone Is Less Effective for Patients with Immunoglobulin Light Chain Amyloidosis (AL) with High Bone Marrow Plasmacytosis

Nelson Leung, MD1, Heidi D Gunderson, Pharm.D.2*, Tow S Tan, MD, CM3, Angela Dispenzieri, MD3, Morie A Gertz, M.D.3*, Steven R Zeldenrust, MD, PhD3, Martha Q Lacy, MD3*, Francis K Buadi, MBChB3*, Suzanne R. Hayman, MD3 and Shaji Kumar, MD3

1Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Rochester, MN
2Pharmacology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Rochester, MN
3Hematology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN

Single Center Experience of Lenalidomide / Dexamethasone Treatment in 40 Patients with Light Chain Amyloidosis: High Toxicity in Patients with Severe Impaired Renal and Cardiac Function

Stefan O Schoenland1*, Tilmann Bochtler2*, Sascha Dietrich2*, Ulrike Klein2*, Hartmut Goldschmidt2*, Anthony Ho2 and Ute Hegenbart2*

1Internal Medicine V, Hematology/Oncology, Amyloidosis Clinic, University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
2University Hospital

Long Term Follow-up of Patients with Immunoglobulin Light Chain Amyloidosis Treated with Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone

Angela Dispenzieri1*, Martha Lacy, MD1, Stephen R. Zeldenrust1*, Suzanne R. Hayman, MD1, Shaji K. Kumar1*, John A. Lust, MD, PhD1, Jake Allred2*, S. Vincent Rajkumar1*, Philip R. Greipp, MD1*, Kristina Laumann1*, Stephen Russell1*, Francis Buadi1*, Thomas E Witzig1* and Morie A Gertz1*

1Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
2Division of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Primary Therapy with Bortezomib—the Role of Induction, Maintenance, and Re-Induction in Patients with High Risk Myeloma. Update of Results from E2A02

Angela Dispenzieri, MD1, Susanna Jacobus, Ph.D.2*, David H. Vesole, MD, PhD3, S. Vincent Rajkumar1 and Philip R. Greipp, MD1*

1Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
2Biostatistics, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, Boston, MA
3St. Vincent's Comprehensive Cancer Center, New York, NY

Post Autologous Transplantation Consolidation of Multiple Myeloma with Idiotype-Pulsed Antigen Presenting (Dendritic) Cells (APC8020) Is Associated with Prolonged Survival

Martha Q. Lacy, MD, Sumithra Mandrekar*, Brian Kabat*, Angela Dispenzieri*, Suzanne Hayman*, Shaji Kumar*, Francis Buadi*, David Dingli*, Mark Litzow*, Peter Wettstein*, S. Vincent Rajkumar*, Dennis Gastineau* and Morie A. Gertz, MD*

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Effect of Venous Thrombotic Events on Overall Survival in Multiple Myeloma: Analysis of Thrombotic Events Occurring in E4A03A Randomized Trial of Lenalidomide Plus High-Dose Dexamethasone (RD) Versus Lenalidomide Plus Low-Dose Dexamethasone (Rd) in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma, a Trial Coordinated by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)

Susanna Jacobus1*, Shaji Kumar2, Natalie Scott Callander3, Rafat Abonour4, Rafael Fonseca5*, David Siegel6, Philip Greipp7* and S.Vincent Rajkumar2*

1Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
3University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
4Indiana University Cancer, Indianapolis, IN
5Hematology and oncology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ
6Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ
7Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents Do Not Adversely Affect Long-Term Outcomes Nor Increase the Risk of Thromboembolic Events in Multiple Myeloma Patients Treated in the Phase III VISTA Trial

Paul Richardson1, Rudolf Schlag2*, Nuriet K Khuageva3*, Meletios A. Dimopoulos4, Ofer Shpilberg5*, Martin H Kropff6, Michel Delforge7, Maria Teresa Petrucci8, Victor A Rossiev9*, Jian Hou10*, Tadeusz Robak11, Maria-Victoria Mateos12*, Kenneth C. Anderson13, Andrew Cakana14, Kevin Liu15*, William Deraedt14*, Helgi van de Velde14* and Jesus F. San Miguel16

1Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
2Praxis for Hematology and Oncology, Wurzburg, Germany
3Hematology Department, SP Botkin Moscow City Clinical Hospital, Moscow, Russia
4Department of Clinical Therapeutics, University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
5Hematology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel
6University of Munster, Munster, Germany
7Myeloma Study Group, Belgian Hematological Society, Brussels, Belgium
8University La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
9Haematology Department, Samara Region Clinical Hospital, Samara, Russia
10Hematology, Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, China
11Department of Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
12University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
13Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
14Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals Research & Development, Beerse, Belgium
15Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical, Research and Development, Raritan, NJ
16Hospital Universitario Salamanca. CIC, IBMCC (USAL-CSIC), Salamanca, Spain

Lenalidomide, Bortezomib, and Dexamethasone in Patients with Relapsed or Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma (MM): Encouraging Response Rates and Tolerability with Correlation of Outcome and Adverse Cytogenetics in a Phase II Study

Paul Richardson, MD1, Sundar Jagannath, MD2, Andrzej Jakubowiak, MD, PhD3, Sagar Lonial, MD4, Noopur Raje, MD5*, Melissa Alsina, MD6*, Irene Ghobrial, MD1, Amitabha Mazumder, MD2, Nikhil C Munshi, MD1, David H Vesole, MD, PhD2, Kathleen Colson, RN, BSN, BS1*, Mary L McKenney1*, Laura Lunde, BA1*, Sarah Kennedy, BS2*, Kara Kosakowski6*, Constantine Mitsiades, MD, PhD1*, Teru Hideshima, MD, PhD1*, Robert D Knight, MD7, Dixie-Lee Esseltine, MD8 and Kenneth C Anderson, MD1

1Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
2St. Vincent's Comprehensive Cancer Center, New York, NY
3University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, MI
4Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
5Division of Hematology and Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
6H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
7Celgene Inc., Summit, NJ
8Millennium Pharmaceuticals, The Takeda Oncology Company, Cambridge, MA

*signifies non-member of ASH