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The median progression-free survival (PFS) was not reached in the D-VMP arm and was 18.1 months in the VMP arm. The 12-month PFS was 87% and 76%, respectively, and the 18-month PFS was 72% and 50%, respectively.
The most common treatment-emergent adverse events (in the D-VMP and VMP arms, respectively) were neutropenia (50% and 53%), thrombocytopenia (49% and 54%), anemia (28% and 38%), peripheral sensory neuropathy (28% and 34%), upper respiratory tract infection (26% and 14%), diarrhea (24% and 25%), pyrexia (23% and 21%), and nausea (21% and 22%).
Infusion-related reactions occurred in 28% of patients in the D-VMP arm and in none of those in the VMP arm.
The rate of grade 3/4 infections was higher in the D-VMP arm than the VMP arm – 23% and 15%, respectively. In both arms, most infections resolved.
The most common grade 3/4 treatment-emergent adverse events (in the D-VMP and VMP arms, respectively) were neutropenia (40% and 39%), thrombocytopenia (34% and 38%), and anemia (16% and 20%).
The rate of discontinuation caused by adverse events was 5% in the D-VMP arm and 9% in the VMP arm.
