Black patients with multiple myeloma have better survival than white patients when treated equally: a matched cohort study

J Dong, Z Garacci, CS Buradagunta, A D'Souza… - Blood Cancer …, 2022 - nature.com
We assessed differences in survival between non-Hispanic black (NHB) and non-Hispanic
white (NHW) patients with multiple myeloma (MM), and the sequential effects of patient …

Improved survival in myeloma patients–a nationwide registry study of 4,647 patients≥ 75 years treated in Denmark and Sweden

KLF Moore, I Turesson, A Genell, TW Klausen… - …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The prevalence of multiple myeloma (MM) is increasing in Nordic countries and the rest of
the western world. Patients aged≥ 75 years at diagnosis constitute an increasing proportion …

Incidence, mortality and survival in multiple myeloma compared to other hematopoietic neoplasms in Sweden up to year 2016

K Hemminki, A Försti, M Hansson - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Survival in multiple myeloma (MM) has developed favorably over the past decades for
reasons that have been ascribed to new medications and treatment. However, development …

Protective Effects of High-Density Lipoprotein on Cancer Risk: Focus on Multiple Myeloma

A Allegra, G Murdaca, G Mirabile, S Gangemi - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Lipid metabolism is intrinsically linked to tumorigenesis. And one of the most important
characteristics of cancer is the modification of lipid metabolism and its correlation with …

Real world analysis on the determinants of survival in primary plasma cell leukemia in the United States

L Saba, KS Landau, H Liang, CL Fu, CP Chaulagain - Leukemia, 2024 - nature.com
Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is an aggressive form of multiple myeloma (MM), characterized
by circulating malignant plasma cells in the blood. ItLs either primary or evolves from MM. In …

[HTML][HTML] High-density lipoprotein cholesterol and multiple myeloma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Makris, A Pagkali, E Nikolousis, TD Filippatos… - Atherosclerosis …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and aims To systematically investigate all relevant evidence on the association
between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and multiple myeloma (MM). Methods …

Recent trends in incidence, survival and treatment of multiple myeloma in Finland–a nationwide cohort study

J Ruotsalainen, L Lehmus, M Putkonen, J Lievonen… - Annals of …, 2024 - Springer
This study aimed to determine the incidence and prevalence of multiple myeloma (MM) in
Finland in 2015–2019, to characterize adult patients newly diagnosed with MM, and to …

Validity of chronic disease diagnoses in Icelandic healthcare registries

S Rögnvaldsson, TE Long… - … Journal of Public …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims: To evaluate the validity of recorded chronic disease diagnoses in Icelandic healthcare
registries. Methods: Eight different chronic diseases from multiple sub-specialties of …

Epidemiology of monoclonal gammopathy in Morocco–A hospital‐based study

Z Ouzzif, K Doghmi, N Messaoudi, S Bouhsain… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Monoclonal gammopathies are a group of disorders associated with clonal
proliferation of plasma cells that produces a monoclonal protein. Aims The main objective of …

[HTML][HTML] Prehabilitation Exercise Training to Target Improved Muscle Strength in Pretransplant Patients Diagnosed With Multiple Myeloma: Protocol for a Pilot …

AJ Normann, CC Mo, RL Wilson… - JMIR research …, 2024 - researchprotocols.org
Background Muscle mass and strength are severely compromised in patients diagnosed
with multiple myeloma, such that the risk of poor overall survival increases as the prevalence …