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Therapy Name | Bortezomib + Melphalan + Prednisone |
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Therapy Description | |
Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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Bortezomib | Velcade | Velcade (bortezomib) is a reversible proteasome inhibitor that inhibits survival of malignant cells and regulates bone remodeling (PMID: 26579531). Velcade (bortezomib) is FDA approved for the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma and multiple myeloma (FDA.gov). | ||
Melphalan | Alkeran | Chemotherapy - Alkylating 18 | Alkeran (melphalan) is an antineoplastic alkylating agent, which cross-links DNA and induces cell toxicity and is FDA approved for multiple myeloma and epithelial ovarian carcinoma (FDA.gov). | |
Prednisone | Adasone | Dehydrocortisone | Adasone (prednisone) is a corticosteroid which functions as an immunosuppressant and anti-inflammatory agent and which may stimulate apoptosis in tumor cells (NCI Drug Dictionary). |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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Clinical Trial | Phase | Therapies | Title | Recruitment Status | Covered Countries | Other Countries |
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NCT03829371 | FDA approved | Dexamethasone + Lenalidomide Bortezomib + Melphalan + Prednisone | STUDY COMPARING TWO STANDARD TREATMENTS IN AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION INELIGIBLE POPULATION AFFECTED BY MULTIPLE MYELOMA | Recruiting | ITA | 0 |