A Retreatment Study With Bortezomib for Multiple Myeloma

It will be essential to obtain the Korean clinical data about the efficacy and safety of the re-treatment with bortezomib as well as to analyze its actual pattern. The current trial is a prospective, multi-center, Phase 4, observational study that will be conducted to collect such demographic data as a past history, a previous history of drug use, the degree of responses to initial treatment, the frequency of previous therapies, age, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status, the concomitant drugs that are used for re-treatment and the pattern of treatment for patients with multiple myeloma and who were re-treated with injectable bortezomib. Also safety data will be collected. Observational Study -No investigational drug administered

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with multiple myeloma
• Patients who were treated with bortezomib monotherapy or bortezomib combination therapy
• Patients who relapsed after >= six months interval since last dose of bortezomib
• Patients who had a treatment response of higher than partial remission (PR) to the previous bortezomib therapy
• Patients who were fully aware of the objectives and essential procedures of the current trial and then submitted a written informed consent declaring that they will voluntarily participate in the current trial

Exclusion criteria

• The current presence of or a past history of hypersensitivity to bortezomib or its constituents
• Severe hepatic dysfunction (AST or ALT at first use>= x 5 upper normal)
• Pregnant women