The role of autologous transplantation in patients with multiple myeloma aged 65 years and over
β Scribed by Sirohi, B; Powles, R; Treleaven, J; Mainwaring, P; Kulkarni, S; Pandha, H; Bhagwati, N; Horton, C; Singhal, S; Mehta, J
- Book ID
- 110012421
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 72 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1188
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## Abstract Highβdose therapy and autologous stem cell transplant (HDT) have been shown to prolong survival in multiple myeloma (MM) in randomized trials, but only included patients of 65 years or younger. Given the median age at diagnosis of 66 years, it is important to have a better understanding