Geriatric assessment predicts survival and toxicities in elderly myeloma patients: an International Myeloma Working Group report

Palumbo, Antonio; Bringhen, Sara; Mateos, Maria-Victoria; Larocca, Alessandra; Facon, Thierry; K. Kumar, Shaji; Offidani, Massimo; McCarthy, Philip; Evangelista, Andrea; Lonial, Sagar; Zweegman, Sonja; Musto, Pellegrino; Terpos, Evangelos; Belch, Andrew; Hajek, Roman; Ludwig, Heinz; Keith Stewart, A.; Moreau, Philippe; Anderson, Kenneth; Einsele, Hermann; G. M. Durie, Brian; A. Dimopoulos, Meletios; Landgren, Ola; F. San Miguel, Jesus; Richardson, Paul; Sonneveld, Pieter; Vincent Rajkumar, S.

doi:10.1182/blood-2014-12-615187

Public

Geriatric assessment predicts survival and toxicities in elderly myeloma patients: an International Myeloma Working Group report

Shared by NobleBlocks on Mar 26, 2015 • 12:00 AM UTC

Authors:

Antonio Palumbo

Sara Bringhen

Maria-Victoria Mateos

Abstract

Key Points Elderly patients with myeloma are heterogeneous and assessment strategies are needed to define the frailty profile. The proposed frailty score aims to better assess patients and provide them with more suitable therapies.

Research Assistant

AI chat, annotations, notes & similar papers

Finding related papers...

Discussions

(0)

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts!