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  • * Results showed a high response rate, with 88% of patients improving and 35% achieving a complete or very good partial response after using venetoclax, following multiple lines of prior therapy.
  • * While the treatment was generally safe, with few severe side effects, the findings suggest a need for further validation in larger, controlled studies to confirm the therapeutic benefits of venetoclax in this patient population.

Article Abstract

Therapeutic options in relapsed refractory (R/R) light-chain (AL) amyloidosis patients are limited. Given the encouraging results in t(11;14) multiple myeloma and the high prevalence of t(11;14) in AL amyloidosis, venetoclax is an attractive treatment option in this setting. We report here the results of a multi-center retrospective study on 26 R/R AL amyloidosis patients treated off-label with venetoclax. The median lines of therapy prior to venetoclax was 3.5 (range 1-7), and 88% of our cohort had t (11;14). Twenty-two patients (85%) were previously treated with daratumumab. The overall hematologic response rate was 88%, 35% achieved a CR, and 35% achieved VGPR. The median event-free survival was 25 months (m) (95% CI 9.7 m-not reached), and the median overall survival was 33 m (95% CI 25.9-39.2 m). Most of the patients in this cohort are in ongoing deep responses and continuing venetoclax therapy. The treatment was relatively safe. One patient died due to infection, and there were two grade 3 infections in our cohort. Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) was not seen in any patient. Dose reductions were frequent but did not affect the efficacy. These promising results require confirmation in a randomized controlled trial.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10046384PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers15061710DOI Listing

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