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Table 2 Selected clinical studies of MRD in multiple myeloma

From: Minimal residual disease in multiple myeloma: current status

Study

MRD technique

(sensitivity)

MRD+ rate

Survival outcomes

(MRD-negative vs MRD-positive)

Paiva et al. 20087 [20]

PMID:18669875

4-color MFC

(10− 4)

58%

(n = 295)

median PFS: 71 mo vs 37 mo

(HR = 0.28, 95%CI 0.17–0.43, P < 0.001)

median OS: NR vs 89 mo

(HR = 0.50, 95%CI 0.38–0.64, P = 0.002)

Rawstron et al. 2013 [50]

PMID:23733781

6-color MFC

(10− 4)

38%

(n = 397)

median PFS: 28.6 mo vs 15.5 mo

(HR = 0.55, 95%CI 0.43–0.71, P < 0.001)

median OS: 80.6 mo vs 59.0 mo

(HR = 0.64, 95%CI 0.45–0.91, P = 0.018)

Chakraborty et al.2017 [55]

PMID:28115277

6- color or 7-color MFC

(2 × 10− 5–10− 4)

44%

(n = 185)

median PFS: 26 mo vs 17 mo

(HR = 0.45, 95%CI 0.31–0.66, P < 0.001)

median OS: NR vs 50 mo

(HR = 0.55, 95%CI 0.32–0.92, P = 0.023)

Deng et al.2018 [59]

PMID:29779345

MFC

(10− 4)

55%

(n = 106)

median PFS: NR vs 17 mo

(HR = 0.23, 95%CI 0.09–0.58, P < 0.001)

Gu et al.2018 [60]

PMID:30142420

MFC

(5 × 10− 5 -10− 5)

64%

(n = 104)

median TTP:NR vs 26.4 ± 11.5 mo

(HR = 0.18, 95%CI 0.08–0.43, P < 0.001)

median OS:NR vs 40.7 ± 13.7 mo

(HR = 0.08, 95%CI 0.02–0.27, P < 0.001)

Perrot et al.2018 [70]

PMID:30249784

NGS

(10−6)

62%

(n = 239)

median PFS: NR vs 20 mo

(HR = 0.18, 95%CI 0.12–0.28, P < 0.001)

3-year OS: 96% vs 86%

(HR = 0.26, 95%CI 0.10–0.68, p = 0.008)

Li et al.2019 [61]

PMID:30721336

MFC

(10− 4)

75%

(n = 123)

median PFS: NR vs 26 mo

(HR = 0.29, 95%CI 0.12–0.69, P < 0.001)

4-year OS:91.7% vs 66.3%

(HR = 0.13, 95%CI 0.02–0.96, P = 0.008)

Tschcautsher et al.2019 [62]

PMID:30945330

7-color MFC

(2 × 10−5)

30%

(n = 460)

median TTNT: 37.6 mo vs 23 mo

(HR = 0.51, 95%CI 0.40–0.66, P < 0.001)

Alonso et al.2020 [63]

PMID:32433744

4-color MFC or NGS (> 10− 4)

48%

(n = 139)

median PFS: 83 mo vs 48 mo

(HR = 0.49, 95%CI 0.27–0.86, P = 0.011)

Medina et al.2020 [64]

PMID: 33127891

NGF

(2 × 10− 6)

45%

(n = 106)

3-year PFS: 91.4% vs 50%

(HR = 0.20, 95%CI 0.09–0.44, P < 0.001)

3-year OS: 96.6% vs 74.9%

(HR = 0.18, 95%CI 0.05–0.62, P = 0.007)

Paiva et al.2020 [65]

PMID: 31770060

NGF

(2 × 10−6)

43%

(n = 357)

36-month PFS: 87% vs 50%

(HR = 0.21, 95% CI 0.12–0.36, P < 0.001)

36-month OS: 96% vs 88%

(HR = 0.26, 95% CI 0.10–0.67, P = 0.005)

  1. Abbreviations: MRD measurable residual disease, MFC multiparameter flow cytometry, NGF next-generation flow, NGS next-generation sequencing, HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, PFS progression-free survival, OS overall survival, TTNT time to next treatment, TTP time to progression, mo months, NR not reached