Dialysis-dependent renal failure at diagnosis continues to be associated with very poor outcome in multiple myeloma
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Dialysis-dependent renal failure at diagnosis continues to be associated with very poor outcome in multiple myeloma.
We read with great interest the study by Pozzi et al (2013), using data collected from the Modena Cancer Registry from 1989 to 2009, that shows improvement in survival of multiple myeloma (MM) patients over time, especially after 2006. Although several studies have now shown improved overall survival (OS) for MM patients treated in the era of novel agents (bortezomib, lenalidomide, thalidomide)...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Haematology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0007-1048
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.12818