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Initiation and interruption in intravenous bisphosphonate therapy among patients with multiple myeloma in the United States.

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McGrath, LJ; Hernandez, RK; Overman, R; Reams, D; Liede, A; Brookhart, MA; O'Donnell, E
Published in: Cancer Med
January 2019

BACKGROUND: Prior to 2018, intravenous bisphosphonates (IV BPs) were the only therapies recommended to prevent skeletal-related events for patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma (MM). We examined patterns of IV BP initiation and interruption among patients with newly diagnosed MM (NDMM) in the United States. METHODS: Electronic health records linked to administrative health insurance claims were used to identify adults with NDMM between 1 January 2011 and 30 April 2016. Patients were excluded for recent IV BP use or concurrent cancer. The incidences of IV BP initiation and interruption were estimated using competing risk regression. A generalized linear model was used to estimate risk factors for treatment initiation and interruption. RESULTS: Among the 547 patients with NDMM, 64% initiated MM therapy within 30 days of diagnosis. By one year, 65% (95% CI: 59, 70) of patients with appropriately timed anti-MM therapy had initiated an IV BP. Zoledronic acid was the most commonly initiated IV BP. Patients with Stage III MM were more likely to initiate an IV BP (adjusted risk difference (RD): 6.3; 95% CI: 2.7, 10.1), while those with eGFR <30 mL/min were less likely to initiate (RD: -9.7; 95% CI: -13.8, -5.8). Of the 264 patients who initiated an IV BP, 77% (95% CI: 71, 82) experienced an interruption within one year. Patients on concurrent anti-MM therapy were less likely to experience an interruption in IV BP therapy. CONCLUSIONS: Many patients with NDMM do not initiate IV BPs, particularly those with renal complications. Interruptions of IV BPs were common.

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Cancer Med

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2045-7634

Publication Date

January 2019

Volume

8

Issue

1

Start / End Page

374 / 382

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • United States
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Diphosphonates
  • Bone Density Conservation Agents
  • Aged
 

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McGrath, L. J., Hernandez, R. K., Overman, R., Reams, D., Liede, A., Brookhart, M. A., & O’Donnell, E. (2019). Initiation and interruption in intravenous bisphosphonate therapy among patients with multiple myeloma in the United States. Cancer Med, 8(1), 374–382. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.1869
McGrath, Leah J., Rohini K. Hernandez, Robert Overman, Diane Reams, Alexander Liede, M Alan Brookhart, and Elizabeth O’Donnell. “Initiation and interruption in intravenous bisphosphonate therapy among patients with multiple myeloma in the United States.Cancer Med 8, no. 1 (January 2019): 374–82. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.1869.
McGrath LJ, Hernandez RK, Overman R, Reams D, Liede A, Brookhart MA, et al. Initiation and interruption in intravenous bisphosphonate therapy among patients with multiple myeloma in the United States. Cancer Med. 2019 Jan;8(1):374–82.
McGrath, Leah J., et al. “Initiation and interruption in intravenous bisphosphonate therapy among patients with multiple myeloma in the United States.Cancer Med, vol. 8, no. 1, Jan. 2019, pp. 374–82. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/cam4.1869.
McGrath LJ, Hernandez RK, Overman R, Reams D, Liede A, Brookhart MA, O’Donnell E. Initiation and interruption in intravenous bisphosphonate therapy among patients with multiple myeloma in the United States. Cancer Med. 2019 Jan;8(1):374–382.
Journal cover image

Published In

Cancer Med

DOI

EISSN

2045-7634

Publication Date

January 2019

Volume

8

Issue

1

Start / End Page

374 / 382

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • United States
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Diphosphonates
  • Bone Density Conservation Agents
  • Aged