IV/SC Progressive multiple myeloma Patient who received at least 1 prior therapy Monotherapy: 1.3 mg/m
2 IV twice wkly for 2 wk on days 1, 4, 8, & 11 in 21-day treatment cycle for 2 cycles following confirmation of complete response.
Patient who do not achieve complete remission Total of 8 cycles. At least 72 hr should elapse between consecutive doses. Combination w/ pegylated lipos doxorubicin: 1.3 mg/m
2 IV twice wkly for 2 wk on days 1, 4, 8, & 11 in 21-day treatment cycle. At least 72 hr should elapse between consecutive doses. Administer 30 mg/m
2 pegylated lipos doxorubicin as 1 hr IV infusion on day 4 of bortezomib treatment cycle after bortezomib inj. Combination w/ dexamethasone: 1.3 mg/m
2 IV twice wkly for 2 wk on days 1, 4, 8, & 11 in 21-day treatment cycle. At least 72 hr should elapse between consecutive doses. Administer 20 mg dexamethasone orally on days 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, & 12 of bortezomib treatment cycle.
Previously untreated multiple myeloma Patient not eligible for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation Combination therapy w/ melphalan & prednisone (6-wk period treatment cycle): Cycles 1-4: Twice wkly on days 1, 4, 8, 11, 22, 25, 29 & 32. Cycles 5-9: Once wkly on days 1, 8, 22 & 29.
Patient eligible for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (induction therapy) Combination therapy w/ dexamethasone (for 4 treatment cycles): 1.3 mg/m
2 IV twice wkly for 2 wk on days 1, 4, 8, & 11 in 21-day treatment cycle. At least 72 hr should elapse between consecutive doses. Administer 40 mg dexamethasone orally on days 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, & 11 of bortezomib treatment cycle. Combination therapy w/ dexamethasone & thalidomide: 1.3 mg/m
2 IV twice wkly for 2 wk on days 1, 4, 8, & 11 in 28-day treatment cycle. At least 72 hr should elapse between consecutive doses. Administer 40 mg dexamethasone orally on days 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, & 11 of bortezomib treatment cycle, & 50 mg thalidomide orally daily on days 1-14 & may be increased to 100 mg on days 15-28 if tolerated, & may be further increased to 200 mg daily from cycle 2. Administer 4 treatment cycles of this combination, & 2 additional cycles in patients w/ at least partial response.
Previously untreated MCL Combination therapy w/ rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin & prednisone: 1.3 mg/m
2 IV twice wkly for 2 wk on days 1, 4, 8, & 11 followed by 10-day rest period on days 12-21. Administer on day 1 of each bortezomib treatment cycle as IV infusion: 375 mg/m
2 rituximab, 750 mg/m
2 cyclophosphamide, & 50 mg/m
2 doxorubicin. Administer 100 mg/m
2 prednisone orally on days 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 of each bortezomib treatment cycle.