Ailawadhi S, Inocencio TJ, Mansfield C, Chintakayala P, Bussberg C, Chi L, Harnett J, Kroog GS, Rodriguez-Lorenc K, Ma Q. Patient preferences for triple-class–exposed relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma treatment: a discrete-choice study. Future Oncol. 2025 Mar;21(7):853-65. doi: 10.1080/14796694.2025.2461430

AIMS: To quantify patient preferences for attributes of novel treatments for triple-class-exposed (TCE) relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM).

METHODS: Using a discrete-choice experiment, we elicited preferences for 7 attributes: objective response rate (ORR), overall survival (OS), all-grade cytokine release syndrome risk, all-grade immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome risk, serious infection risk (grade 3+), treatment administration, and initial hospitalization requirements.

RESULTS: OS was the most important attribute (conditional relative importance [CRI] 32.0% for a 24-month increase), followed by serious infection risk (CRI 17.3% for avoiding a 60% risk), initial hospitalization requirements (CRI 15.0% for avoiding 14 days of initial hospitalization), and ORR (CRI 13.7% for a 38% increase). Based on differences between relative preference weights, fewer initial hospitalization days when starting treatment and off-the-shelf (vs. chimeric antigen receptor T [CAR T] cell-like) options were significantly preferred.

CONCLUSIONS: Therapy decisions for patients with TCE RRMM should consider tradeoffs between efficacy, safety, and attributes related to treatment process and initial monitoring.