Carfilzomib and dexamethasone versus bortezomib and dexamethasone for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (ENDEAVOR): a randomised, phase 3, open-label, multicentre study

• Authors: DIMOPOULOS Meletios A; MOREAU Philippe; PALUMBO Antonio; JOSHUA Douglas; POUR Luděk; HÁJEK Roman; FACON Thierry; LUDWIG Heinz; ORIOL Albert; GOLDSCHMIDT Hartmut; ROSINOL Laura; STRAUB Jan; SUVOROV Aleksandr; ARAUJO Carla; RIMASHEVSKAYA Elena; PIKA Tomas; GAIDANO Gianluca; WEISEL Katja; GORANOVA-MARINOVA Vesselina; SCHWARER Anthony; MINUK Leonard; MASSZI Tamás; KARAMANESHT Ievgenii; OFFIDANI Massimo; HUNGRIA Vania; SPENCER Andrew; ORLOWSKI Robert Z; GILLENWATER Heidi H; MOHAMED Nehal; FENG Shibao; CHNG Wee-Joo
• Year of publication: 2016
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Lancet Oncology
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(15)00464-7
• Field: Oncology and hematology
• Keywords: END-POINTS; SURVIVAL; SAFETY
• Description: Background Bortezomib with dexamethasone is a standard treatment option for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. Carfilzomib with dexamethasone has shown promising activity in patients in this disease setting. The aim of this study was to compare the combination of carfilzomib and dexamethasone with bortezomib and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. Interpretation For patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, carfilzomib with dexamethasone could be considered in cases in which bortezomib with dexamethasone is a potential treatment option.