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Vorinostat Delivers Mixed Results in Multiple Myeloma
Vorinostat Delivers Mixed Results in Multiple Myeloma
P Wendling
20120017
2012 Jan 17
Elsevier Global Medical News
Vorinostat Delivers Mixed Results in Multiple Myeloma
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2012 Jan 17, P Wendling
SAN DIEGO (EGMN) - The combination of vorinostat and bortezomib produced mixed results for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma in two pivotal international trials.Heavily pretreated patients achieved durable responses and an unprecedented survival advantage in the phase IIB Vantage 095 trial, whereas survival gains were less impressive among pretreated patients who remained sensitive to bortezomib (Velcade) in the phase III Vantage 088 trial. Findings from both trials were presented...