A simplified frailty scale predicts outcomes in transplant-ineligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma treated in the FIRST (MM-020) trial.

A simplified frailty scale predicts outcomes in transplant-ineligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma treated in the FIRST (MM-020) trial.

Facon, Thierry;Dimopoulos, Meletios A;Meuleman, Nathalie;Belch, Andrew;Mohty, Mohamad;Chen, Wen-Ming;Kim, Kihyun;Zamagni, Elena;Rodriguez-Otero, Paula;Renwick, William;Rose, Christian;Tempescul, Adrian;Boyle, Eileen;Manier, Salomon;Attal, Michel;Moreau, Philippe;Macro, Margaret;Leleu, Xavier;Lorraine Chretien, Marie;Ludwig, Heinz;Guo, Shien;Sturniolo, Michael;Tinel, Antoine;Silvia Monzini, Mara;Costa, Bruno;Houck, Vanessa;Hulin, Cyrille;Yves Mary, Jean;
leukemia 2019
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Abstract

Patients with multiple myeloma are generally older and vary in fitness levels, which may influence the clinical benefit of treatment. Patients from the large, phase 3 FIRST trial in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) were retrospectively investigated to determine outcomes based on frailty using scores for age, Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS), instead of the EQ-5D quality-of-life questionnaire, as previously reported. ECOG PS (n = 1618) was investigated in frailty groups: frail (49%) and nonfrail (51%). Frail patients experienced worse progression-free and overall survival vs nonfrail patients. Prognostic assessment was improved when combining frailty and International Staging System stage (I/II vs III). Frail patients had a higher risk of developing grade 3/4 treatment-emergent adverse events. Treatment effects observed in the FIRST trial were confirmed per frailty group and per frailty and ISS group. The use of this ECOG PS-containing frailty scale as a predictive measure of clinical outcomes in patients with transplant-ineligible NDMM is supported by data from the FIRST trial. This score, based on age, CCI, and ECOG PS, can be easily replicated and may help design future myeloma studies in frail or nonfrail elderly patients.

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