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The efficacy and durability of this potentially toxic regimen in this setting is unclear. We identified 75 patients who received D(T)<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PACE<\/jats:styled-content> for relapsed\/refractory <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MM<\/jats:styled-content> at two tertiary care centres: <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">P<\/jats:styled-content>rincess <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">M<\/jats:styled-content>argaret <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">H<\/jats:styled-content>ospital, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">T<\/jats:styled-content>oronto and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">M<\/jats:styled-content>ayo <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">C<\/jats:styled-content>linic <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">A<\/jats:styled-content>rizona. At time of D(T)<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PACE<\/jats:styled-content>, 16 patients had <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PCL<\/jats:styled-content> and three patients had leptomeningeal disease. Patients were heavily pretreated (median three prior regimens, range 1\u201312; prior autologous stem cell transplant [<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ASCT<\/jats:styled-content>] 33%). Overall response rate was 49% (very\u2010good partial response 16%, partial response 33%) with stable disease in an additional 36%. Median progression\u2010free survival (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PFS<\/jats:styled-content>) was 5\u00b75\u00a0months (95% confidence interval [<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>]:4\u00b73\u20139\u00b78); overall survival (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">OS<\/jats:styled-content>) 14\u00b70\u00a0months (95% <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>:8\u00b77\u201319\u00b73). Thirty\u2010five patients proceeded to <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ASCT<\/jats:styled-content> or clinical trial, with median <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PFS<\/jats:styled-content> for this subset of 13\u00b74\u00a0months (95% <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>:7\u00b77\u201320\u00b71) and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">OS<\/jats:styled-content> 20\u00b75\u00a0months (95% <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>:14\u00b78\u201363\u00b78). D(T)<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PACE<\/jats:styled-content> is an effective salvage therapy for heavily pretreated <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MM<\/jats:styled-content> patients. 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