PMID- 36672379 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230123 IS - 2072-6694 (Print) IS - 2072-6694 (Electronic) IS - 2072-6694 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 2 DP - 2023 Jan 9 TI - Stem Cell Mobilization with Ixazomib and G-CSF in Patients with Multiple Myeloma. LID - 10.3390/cancers15020430 [doi] LID - 430 AB - (1) Background: High-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is the standard consolidation strategy for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) and for a subset of patients with relapsed/refractory disease. For stem cell mobilization, G-CSF alone or in combination with chemotherapy mobilizing agents and/or plerixafor are commonly used. Ixazomib is an oral proteasome inhibitor with less neurotoxic potential, which previously showed the ability to mobilize stem cells in preclinical studies. (2) Methods: Prospective single-center phase 1 study assessing the efficacy and safety of stem cell mobilization with ixazomib and G-CSF in patients with newly diagnosed or relapsed/refractory MM undergoing HDCT and ASCT. Primary endpoint was percentage of patients achieving a yield of at least 6.0 x 10(6)/kg CD34+ cells within the first apheresis. G-CSF (filgrastim) 10 mug/kg/day was administered subcutaneously (s.c.) from day 1 to day 5 (planned apheresis) and ixazomib 4 mg orally at day 4. Plerixafor 24 mg s.c. was administered if the stem cell mobilization with ixazomib and G-CSF was not sufficient. (3) Results: 19 patients were treated within the study between 06/2020 and 02/2021. The primary endpoint was reached in 17 (89%) patients, with a median of 7.1 x 10(6)/kg CD34+ cells collected within the first apheresis, comparable to previously published results, and only 2 (11%) patients required a second apheresis. Median number of circulating CD34+ cells was 14.0 x 10(6)/L (2.0-95.2) before the administration of ixazomib, and 33.0 x 10(6)/L (4.2-177.0) pre-apheresis. However, 9 (47%) patients required the addition of plerixafor to ensure optimal stem cell collection. (4) Conclusions: The combination of ixazomib and G-CSF showed promising stem cell mobilizing activity in patients with MM prior to HDCT and ASCT. Future larger studies might further investigate the role of ixazomib in stem cell mobilization regimens for MM. FAU - Buhler, Selina AU - Buhler S AD - Department of Medical Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland. FAU - Akhoundova, Dilara AU - Akhoundova D AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1639-3059 AD - Department of Medical Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland. FAU - Jeker, Barbara AU - Jeker B AD - Department of Medical Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland. FAU - Legros, Myriam AU - Legros M AD - Department of Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland. FAU - Seipel, Katja AU - Seipel K AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3128-1573 AD - Department of Medical Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland. AD - Department of Biomedical Research, University of Bern, 3008 Bern, Switzerland. FAU - Daskalakis, Michael AU - Daskalakis M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8138-0505 AD - Department of Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland. FAU - Bacher, Ulrike AU - Bacher U AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8771-947X AD - Department of Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland. FAU - Pabst, Thomas AU - Pabst T AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6055-5257 AD - Department of Medical Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230109 PL - Switzerland TA - Cancers (Basel) JT - Cancers JID - 101526829 PMC - PMC9856560 OTO - NOTNLM OT - autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) OT - ixazomib OT - multiple myeloma OT - stem cell mobilization COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/01/22 06:00 MHDA- 2023/01/22 06:01 PMCR- 2023/01/09 CRDT- 2023/01/21 01:12 PHST- 2022/12/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/12/27 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/12/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/01/21 01:12 [entrez] PHST- 2023/01/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/01/22 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - cancers15020430 [pii] AID - cancers-15-00430 [pii] AID - 10.3390/cancers15020430 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jan 9;15(2):430. doi: 10.3390/cancers15020430.