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Conditioning with melphalan 200 mg/m2 and subsequent ASCT improves progression‐free and overall survival in elderly myeloma patients compared to standard of care

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Despite the effectiveness of newer drugs for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM), the outcomes are further improved by subsequent autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). Data on effectiveness in older… Click to show full abstract

Despite the effectiveness of newer drugs for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM), the outcomes are further improved by subsequent autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). Data on effectiveness in older patients are limited. We compared outcomes in patients aged 65–75 years depending on whether they were treated with ASCT or not and compared those to outcomes in patients <65 years.

Keywords: asct; conditioning melphalan; melphalan 200; myeloma; subsequent asct; 200 subsequent

Journal Title: European Journal of Haematology
Year Published: 2022

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