Effects of Chemotherapy, Multiple Myeloma
Conditions
Brief summary
This study compared two main different induction protocols used to treat myeloma eligible patients in Brazil. VCD against CTD.
Detailed description
The primary aim was observe response rate after 4 induction cycles.
Interventions
Comparison between two triple combination chemotherapy that include in different new drugs (bortezomibe e talidomida)
Sponsors
Study design
Intervention model description
Retrospectively compared two different groups of treatments
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* multiple myeloma newly diagnose elegible to autologous transplantation Patients submitted to ctd or vcd Myeloma patients newly diagnose \>18yo
Exclusion criteria
* other chemotherapy induction protocol
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Response rate better than very good partial response after 4 induction cycles | Response rate after induction phase - at the end of cycle 4- (28 days each cycle)- time frame trough study completion | The primary outcome is to observe the difference response rate between VCD and CTD induction myeloma elegible patient |