Jakubowiak Highlights PFS Benefit Seen With KRd Maintenance in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

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In today’s episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Andrzej Jakubowiak, MD, PhD, a professor of medicine and director of the Myeloma Program at the University of Chicago in Illinois. Dr Jakubowiak joined us to discuss interim findings from the phase 3 ATLAS trial (NCT02659293), which investigated lenalidomide (Revlimid) plus carfilzomib (Kyprolis) and dexamethasone (KRd) vs lenalidomide maintenance in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who had previously received induction therapy and autologous stem cell transplant.

At a median follow-up of 33.8 months, patients who received KRd had a median progression-free survival (PFS) of 59.1 months vs 41.4 months in those who received lenalidomide alone. This translated to a 49% reduction in the risk of progression or death in the KRd arm. Additionally, the ATLAS investigators found a correlation between high minimal residual disease negativity and improved PFS in the KRd arm.

In our exclusive interview, Dr Jakubowiak contextualized the ATLAS findings within the broader post-transplant multiple myeloma treatment landscape, shared pertinent interim data from the trial, and previewed the next steps for this research.

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