Thalidomide Plus Dexamethasone as Maintenance Therapy for Multiple Myeloma

"D+60 after ASCT: randomization in two arms of maintenance: Arm A (dexamethasone alone 40 mg/day for 4 days every 28 days) and Arm B (dexamethasone plus thalidomide 200 mg by mouth daily) for 12 months or until disease progression.~The dose of thalidomide could be reduced if the patient experienced grade 2 or higher adverse events. In this case, thalidomide was discontinued and re-challenged at a lower dose after resolution of the adverse event."

dexamethasone alone 40 mg/day for 4 days every 28 days