Autologous stem cell transplantation in elderly multiple myeloma patients aged ≥65 years: a two‐centre Australian experience
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چکیده
There are currently limited Australian data on the outcomes of autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in elderly multiple myeloma (MM) patients. We present largest cohort MM patients aged ≥65 years undergoing ASCT Australia and report their based our two-centre experience. Our study affirms that is well tolerated, safe effective should be considered an important component treatment who fit enough for procedure.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine Journal
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1444-0903', '1445-5994']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.15182