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ASPIRE for unprecedented benefit with carfilzomib in MM

Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology volume 12, page 65 (2015)Cite this article

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Many advances in the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) have been made in recent years. In particular, the efficacy of lenalidomide plus dexamethasone therapy until disease progression has been recognized, and this regimen has become a reference treatment for this disease. Nevertheless, relapse remains a considerable challenge. Carfilzomib, a proteasome inhibitor, has shown promise in this setting, both as a monotherapy and combined with lenalidomide–dexamethasone. Now, the phase III ASPIRE trial has further demonstrated the efficacy of the triple drug regimen in relapsed MM.

...PFS in patients with MM has not been prolonged to this extent by any other regimen

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  1. Stewart, A. K. et al. Carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone for relapsed multiple myeloma. N. Engl. J. Med. 10.1056/NEJMoa1411321

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  1. David Killock
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Killock, D. ASPIRE for unprecedented benefit with carfilzomib in MM. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 12, 65 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrclinonc.2014.228

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