Table 1

Treatment schemata of selected clinical trials

TrialInductionTransplantConsolidation/OtherMaintenance
IFM 2007-2002 Randomization N = 199 Arm A: VD × 4 MEL 200 mg/m2 + ASCT Physician discretion Physician discretion 
Arm B: vTD × 4 
PETHEMA/GE Study Randomization N = 386 Arm A: VBMCP/VBAD/ × 4 and V × 2 MEL 200 mg/m2 or MEL 100 mg/m2 × 2 + ASCT None Randomization #2 Interferon × 3 
Arm B: TD ×6 T × 3 years 
Arm C: VTD × 6 VT × 3 years 
GIMEMA Study10  Randomization N = 480 Arm A: VTD × 3 MEL 200 mg/m2 + ASCT × 2 Arm A: VTD × 2 D only until relapse/toxicity 
Arm B: TD × 3 Arm B: TD × 2 
Hovon-65/ GMMM-HD411  Randomization N = 827 Arm A: VAD × CAD MEL 200 mg/m2 + ASCT × 2 (GMM) or MEL 200 mg/m2 + ASCT × 1 (HOVON) None Arm A: T × 2 years 
Arm B: PAD* × 3 + CAD Arm B: V × 2 years 
(62 patients received RIC allo-SCT post-ASCT × 1 if HLA-identical sibling available) 
Total Therapy 3A/B12  No randomization N = 480 VTD-PACE × 2 MEL 200 mg/m2 + ASCT × 2 VTD-PACE × 2 VTD/TD × 3 years (TT3A study) VRD × 3 years (TT3B study) 
Total Therapy 413  Randomization N = 345 Standard arm: MVDT-PACE × 2 Standard arm: MEL 200 mg/m2 + ASCT × 2 Standard arm: VTD-PACE × 2 VRD × 3 years 
“Lite” arm: MVTD-PACE × 1 “Lite” arm: VTD-MEL 50 mg/m2 × 4 + ASCT × 2 “Lite” arm: VTD-PACE × 1 
Total Therapy 5 and 613  No randomization N = 72 MEL-10 VTD-PACE × 1 Mel 20 mg/m2 × 4 VRD-PACE + ASCT#1 Intertherapy: MEL 5 mg/m2 × 4 VTD-PACE × 2 cycles MEL 20 mg/m2 × 4 VRD-PACE + ASCT#2 None VRD × 3 years 
MMR-V-Pl-20914  2 × 2 factorial Randomization N = 403 Arms A-D: RD × 4 Arms A-B: MEL 200 mg/m2 + ASCT × 2 Arms A-B: no ASCT Arms A, C: R until relapse 
Arms B-C: none Arms B-C: MPR × 6 Arms B, C: none 
CRD vs MEL 20015  2 × 2 factorial Randomization N = 389 Arms A-D: RD × 4 Arms A-B: no ASCT Arms A-B: CRD × 6 Arms A, C: RP until relapse 
Arms C-D: MEL 200 mg/m2 + ASCT × 2 Arms C-D: none Arms B, C: R until relapse 
TrialInductionTransplantConsolidation/OtherMaintenance
IFM 2007-2002 Randomization N = 199 Arm A: VD × 4 MEL 200 mg/m2 + ASCT Physician discretion Physician discretion 
Arm B: vTD × 4 
PETHEMA/GE Study Randomization N = 386 Arm A: VBMCP/VBAD/ × 4 and V × 2 MEL 200 mg/m2 or MEL 100 mg/m2 × 2 + ASCT None Randomization #2 Interferon × 3 
Arm B: TD ×6 T × 3 years 
Arm C: VTD × 6 VT × 3 years 
GIMEMA Study10  Randomization N = 480 Arm A: VTD × 3 MEL 200 mg/m2 + ASCT × 2 Arm A: VTD × 2 D only until relapse/toxicity 
Arm B: TD × 3 Arm B: TD × 2 
Hovon-65/ GMMM-HD411  Randomization N = 827 Arm A: VAD × CAD MEL 200 mg/m2 + ASCT × 2 (GMM) or MEL 200 mg/m2 + ASCT × 1 (HOVON) None Arm A: T × 2 years 
Arm B: PAD* × 3 + CAD Arm B: V × 2 years 
(62 patients received RIC allo-SCT post-ASCT × 1 if HLA-identical sibling available) 
Total Therapy 3A/B12  No randomization N = 480 VTD-PACE × 2 MEL 200 mg/m2 + ASCT × 2 VTD-PACE × 2 VTD/TD × 3 years (TT3A study) VRD × 3 years (TT3B study) 
Total Therapy 413  Randomization N = 345 Standard arm: MVDT-PACE × 2 Standard arm: MEL 200 mg/m2 + ASCT × 2 Standard arm: VTD-PACE × 2 VRD × 3 years 
“Lite” arm: MVTD-PACE × 1 “Lite” arm: VTD-MEL 50 mg/m2 × 4 + ASCT × 2 “Lite” arm: VTD-PACE × 1 
Total Therapy 5 and 613  No randomization N = 72 MEL-10 VTD-PACE × 1 Mel 20 mg/m2 × 4 VRD-PACE + ASCT#1 Intertherapy: MEL 5 mg/m2 × 4 VTD-PACE × 2 cycles MEL 20 mg/m2 × 4 VRD-PACE + ASCT#2 None VRD × 3 years 
MMR-V-Pl-20914  2 × 2 factorial Randomization N = 403 Arms A-D: RD × 4 Arms A-B: MEL 200 mg/m2 + ASCT × 2 Arms A-B: no ASCT Arms A, C: R until relapse 
Arms B-C: none Arms B-C: MPR × 6 Arms B, C: none 
CRD vs MEL 20015  2 × 2 factorial Randomization N = 389 Arms A-D: RD × 4 Arms A-B: no ASCT Arms A-B: CRD × 6 Arms A, C: RP until relapse 
Arms C-D: MEL 200 mg/m2 + ASCT × 2 Arms C-D: none Arms B, C: R until relapse 

TT4 is for newly diagnosed GEP-defined low risk MM. TT5 and TT6 employ the same treatment schedule. TT5 is for newly diagnosed GEM-defined high risk patients, while TT6 enrolls patient who had >1cycle of prior therapy, but no ASCT, regardless of GEP risk.

CRD, cyclophosphamide, lenalidomide and dexamethasone.

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bortezomib.

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