- Patient was previously diagnosed with stage II or III multiple myeloma based on standard criteria and currently requires second or higher line therapy because of progression of disease (PD), defined as a 25% increase in M-protein; development of new or worsening of existing lytic lesions or soft tissue plasmacytomas; or hypercalcemia (> 11.5 mg/dl); or relapse from complete response (CR) or because of refractory disease, defined as less than minimal response (MR) after 2 cycles of the most recent treatment, including first line of therapy.