Complete response correlates with long-term progression-free and overall survival in elderly myeloma treated with novel agents: analysis of 1175 patients

Gay, Francesca; Larocca, Alessandra; W. Wijermans, Pierre; Cavallo, Federica; Rossi, Davide; Schaafsma, Ron; Genuardi, Mariella; Romano, Alessandra; Marina Liberati, Anna; Siniscalchi, Agostina; Teresa Petrucci, Maria; Nozzoli, Chiara; Patriarca, Francesca; Offidani, Massimo; Ria, Roberto; Omedè, Paola; Bruno, Benedetto; Passera, Roberto; Musto, Pellegrino; Boccadoro, Mario; Sonneveld, Pieter; Palumbo, Antonio

doi:10.1182/blood-2010-09-307645

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Complete response correlates with long-term progression-free and overall survival in elderly myeloma treated with novel agents: analysis of 1175 patients

Published in Blood • Jan 12, 2011

Authors:

Francesca Gay

Alessandra Larocca

Pierre W. Wijermans

Abstract

Complete response (CR) was an uncommon event in elderly myeloma patients until novel agents were combined with standard oral melphalan-prednisone. This analysis assesses the impact of treatment response on progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). We retrospectively analyzed 1175 ne...

Subject

Multiple myeloma

Medicine

Progression-free survival

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