Dissociated responses to newer antimyeloma drugs identify a subset of refractory patients with an extremely poor prognosis

Etienne Crickx, Sebastian Wittnebel, Florence Pasquier, Alina Danu, Jean Henri Bourhis, Vincent Ribrag, Francois Boué, Corinne Miceli, Xavier Mariette, Philippe Moreau, Stéphane De Botton, David Ghez

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    Résumé

    We describe the striking and unexpected evolution of 10 patients with de novo multiple myeloma treated with novel-agent based induction therapy, who displayed a dissociated evolution characterised by an apparent good response contrasting with the concomitant development of aggressive non-secreting plasmocytomas immediately before, or just after, autologous stem cell transplantation. Patients did not respond to salvage therapies. Eight of them died from progression less than 12 months after diagnosis. This unusual evolution in the era of novel agents warrants further scrutiny.

    langue originaleAnglais
    Pages (de - à)411-415
    Nombre de pages5
    journalEuropean Journal of Cancer
    Volume49
    Numéro de publication2
    Les DOIs
    étatPublié - 1 janv. 2013

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