I get asked all the time: Can MRD status guide treatment decision in myeloma?
📜A separate thread dedicated to #ASH22 studies investigating #mmMRD-guided management in myeloma.
I will post lots more about our MRD2STOP study as we get closer to the conference! #mmsm
Abstract 992 (@kordeneha1):
The premise: Patients with 3+ years of MRD-neg (flow, 10^-5 to 10^-6) undergo discontinuation of maintenance. Monitored q6mos bone marrow (flow), yearly PET.
n=23
👍Sustained MRD-neg at 12 months: 14/16 (88%)
👍12 month PFS: 94% ashpublications.org/blood/article/…
Abstract 3237 (@End_myeloma) Update from MASTER trial (MRD-Adapted Dara-KRd + ASCT):
#⃣84 pts in treatment-free surveillance, f/u ~24 mos.
👉8% MRD resurgence, 13% disease progression
☀️79% still off treatment
⚠️Only 47% of ultra-high risk pts off therapy ash.confex.com/ash/2022/webpr…
Abstract 3247 (@KarenSweiss)
Screening pts to confirm sustained MRD-neg before stopping maintenance. Follow yearly w/MRD & tumor microenvironment in marrow, mass spec & circulating plasma cells in blood.
n=11 pts screened, 7 MRD-negative at baseline. ash.confex.com/ash/2022/webpr…
Abstract 4564 (Ailawadhi)
Daratumumab x 2-4 cycles if MRD(+) after induction (b4 ASCT). Dara-Len as maintenance.
👉15% converted to MRD-neg w/dara.
👍ASCT major impact on conversion to MRD-neg
⚠️Sustained MRD-neg looks low but many results pending doi.org/10.1182/blood-…
Abstract 870 (MRD2STOP)
Stop treatment in pts w/undetectable disease by clonoSEQ (10^-6), flow (10^-5), PET/CT, & 1+ years of maint.
Exploratory: 10^-7 assay (marrow), mass spec & cfDNA (blood)
Sustained MRD-neg @ 12 mos:
10^-6: 21/25 (84%)
10^-7: 20/21 (95%)
Tune in Monday!
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So many excellent #ASH22 abstracts to choose from. Sharing my thoughts on 11 important works, with more to come as we get closer to the meeting! In order of abstract number (not merit)...let's go! #mmsm
158: Elrantamab in R/R MM to be presented by @NoopurRajeMD.
☀️27% Black or asian enrollment
☀️ 24% with prior BCMA-dir therapy
👉ORR 64% (38% CR+)
🚨7/13 (54%) ORR w/prior BCMA-dir therapy. This is the important take home!
⏳Duration of response 17 months ash.confex.com/ash/2022/webpr…
160: MajesTEC-2: Teclistamab/Len/Dara (Searle).
n=32; f/u 6 months. Median 2 prior lines. 31% anti-CD38 exposed.
⚠️Infections 75% (respiratory). CRS 81% (gr 1-2)
🚨 ORR 100% (VGPR 12/13).
So important to establish whether bispecifics can play nice with other myeloma therapies.
Exciting to see results of lenalidomide in smoldering myeloma. It’s clear that lenalidomide prolongs time to progression and to symptomatic disease. I will point out reasons why I am not ready to use this regimen for smoldering myeloma. [thread] #mmsmascopubs.org/doi/full/10.12…
1) Lead time bias. Not surprising that treating pts earlier will delay progression. We are treating them! We have to think beyond progression too! 2) Only 11/90 pts in placebo arm experienced bony disease and 8/90 renal failure at progression. Also we don’t know severity! #mmsm
3) Many pts discontinued lenalidomide. 30/92 because of adverse events and 22/92 because of withdrawal/refusal. Similar to experience with maintenance, this drug is not always easy for patients! 4) HRQOL wasn’t worse with Len, but it also wasn’t better despite ⬆️ PFS #mmsm
Elevated PTT is one of my favorite types of consults, but I think there are a few things that every clinician should assess before consulting: (1) Is the patient on heparin? If yes, there's your answer :) (2) No, really, is the patient receiving heparin? Hep Lock, etc.
... #MedEd
...An elevated thrombin time might give you the answer. (3) Send a PTT mixing study! It's easy, and gives you lots of info! The patient's plasma is mixed with normal plasma. If the PTT fully corrects to normal, it's
a factor deficiency. Partial correction = inhibitor. #MedEd
...(3a) If an inhibitor: It could either be due to lupus anticoagulant or a factor inhibitor. The most common inhibitor is to factor 8.
(3b) If deficiency: I like to start with levels for factor 8, 9, and 11, which would account for most cases of isolated PTT elevation. #MedEd