Triplet therapy, transplantation, and maintenance until progression in myeloma

PG Richardson, SJ Jacobus, EA Weller… - … England Journal of …, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Background In patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, the effect of adding
autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT) to triplet therapy (lenalidomide, bortezomib …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing the disparities: the approach to the African American patient with multiple myeloma

M Bhutani, BJ Blue, C Cole, AZ Badros… - Blood Cancer …, 2023 - nature.com
There are significant disparities with regards to incidence, timely diagnosis, access to
treatment, clinical trial participation and health care utilization that negatively impact …

Racial disparities in length of stay among severely ill patients presenting with sepsis and acute respiratory failure

CF Chesley, M Chowdhury, DS Small… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although racial and ethnic minority patients with sepsis and acute respiratory
failure (ARF) experience worse outcomes, how patient presentation characteristics …

[HTML][HTML] Overall Survival in Patients with Multiple Myeloma in the US: A Systematic Literature Review of Racial Disparities

J Mikhael, A Cichewicz, ES Mearns, A Girvan… - … Myeloma and Leukemia, 2023 - Elsevier
Background: Multiple myeloma (MM) accounts for 10% of hematologic cancers in the US;
however, incidence and mortality occur disproportionately between racial groups in real …

Racial and ethnic differences in clinical outcomes among patients with multiple myeloma treated with CAR T-cell therapy

LC Peres, LB Oswald, CM Dillard, G De Avila… - Blood …, 2024 - ashpublications.org
Idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel) was the first chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy to gain
US Food and Drug Administration approval for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring racial disparities in treatment patterns and outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma using real world data

K Maignan, LA Fashoyin-Aje, AZ Torres… - Blood Cancer …, 2022 - nature.com
This retrospective observational study evaluated racial disparities among Black and White
patients with multiple myeloma (MM). We included patients from a longitudinal de-identified …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of social vulnerability index on survival following autologous stem cell transplant for multiple myeloma

K Salafian, C Mazimba, L Volodin… - Bone Marrow …, 2024 - nature.com
Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is the standard of care for
eligible patients with multiple myeloma (MM) to prolong progression-free survival (PFS) …

Partnering with all patients: ensuring shared decision making and evidence-based management for underrepresented groups with multiple myeloma

C Cerchione, SJ Grant, S Ailawadhi - American Society of Clinical …, 2023 - ascopubs.org
Several landmark therapeutic advances in multiple myeloma (MM) have led to an
unprecedented number of options available to patients and their physicians as shared …

[HTML][HTML] Socioeconomic disadvantage contributes to ethnic disparities in multiple myeloma survival: a matched cohort study

CS Buradagunta, Z Garacci, A D'Souza, B Dhakal… - Blood Cancer …, 2022 - nature.com
Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common hematologic malignancy in the US [1].
Despite therapeutic advances and overall improved survival, large racial and ethnic …

[HTML][HTML] Body mass index and overall survival of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma

B Wang, BA Derman, SS Langerman, J Johnson… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary There is a growing need to clarify the effect of modifiable lifestyle factors
such as obesity on outcomes of multiple myeloma (MM). In this paper, we examined the …