Real-world treatment patterns and outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma in Denmark, Finland and Sweden : An analysis using linked Nordic registries

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AIM: The Health outcomes and Understanding of MyelomA multi-National Study (HUMANS) was a large-scale, retrospective study conducted across Denmark, Finland and Sweden using linked data from national registries. We describe the characteristics, treatment patterns and clinical outcomes for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) over 2010-2018.

METHODS: Patients with NDMM who received MM-specific, first-line treatments, were categorised by treatment (autologous stem cell transplantation [ASCT] or a combination chemotherapy regimen based on bortezomib, lenalidomide or melphalan-prednisolone-thalidomide).

RESULTS: 11,023 patients received treatment over 2010-2018. Time between diagnosis and treatment was shortest in Denmark (0.9 months), then Sweden (2.9 months) and Finland (4.6 months). Around one third of patients underwent ASCT. Lenalidomide-based regimens were prescribed to 23-28% of patients in Denmark and Finland, versus 12% in Sweden. Patients receiving lenalidomide had the longest wait for treatment, from 3.2 months (Denmark) to 12.1 months (Sweden). Treatment persistence was highest among patients receiving melphalan-prednisolone-thalidomide (7-8 months) in Finland and Sweden and lowest among those receiving bortezomib (3.5 months) in Finland. Overall survival (OS) was longest among patients with ASCT (7-10 years). Among patients receiving chemotherapy, OS (from diagnosis/treatment initiation), varied between cohorts. In a sensitivity analysis excluding patients with smouldering MM, OS decreased for all; for patients receiving bortezomib or lenalidomide, OS from diagnosis was 40-49 and 27-54 months, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: This population-based study of patients with NDMM receiving first-line MM-specific treatment, provides real-world data on treatment patterns and outcomes to complement data from randomised clinical trials.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:201

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European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 201(2024) vom: 15. März, Seite 113921

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Abildgaard, Niels [VerfasserIn]
Anttila, Pekka [VerfasserIn]
Waage, Anders [VerfasserIn]
Rubin, Katrine Hass [VerfasserIn]
Ørstavik, Sigurd [VerfasserIn]
Bent-Ennakhil, Nawal [VerfasserIn]
Gavini, François [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Yuanjun [VerfasserIn]
Freilich, Jonatan [VerfasserIn]
Hansson, Markus [VerfasserIn]

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Bortezomib
Dexamethasone
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Journal Article
Lenalidomide
Melphalan
Multiple myeloma
Nordic registries
Outcomes
Prednisolone
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Real world
Survival
Thalidomide
Treatment patterns

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Date Completed 15.03.2024

Date Revised 15.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ejca.2024.113921

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NLM368678024