Effect of obesity on outcomes after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma.

T Vogl, Dan; Wang, Tao; S Pérez, Waleska; A Stadtmauer, Edward; F Heitjan, Daniel; M Lazarus, Hillard; A Kyle, Robert; Kamble, Ram; Weisdorf, Daniel; Roy, Vivek; Gibson, John; Ballen, Karen; Holmberg, Leona; Bashey, Asad; L McCarthy, Philip; Freytes, Cesar; Maharaj, Dipnarine; Maiolino, Angelo; Vesole, David; Hari, Parameswaran

doi:10.1016/j.bbmt.2011.05.005

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Effect of obesity on outcomes after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma.

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Authors:

Dan T Vogl

Tao Wang

Waleska S Pérez

Abstract

Obesity has implications for chemotherapy dosing and selection of patients for therapy. Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (AutoHCT) improves outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma, but optimal chemotherapy dosing for obese patients is poorly defined. We analyzed the outcomes of 1087...

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