Autologous stem cell transplant for multiple myeloma patients 70 years or older
For newly diagnosed patients, median PFS was 33.5 months for the older cohort and 33.8 months for the younger cohort (P=0.91), and median overall survival was 6.1 and 7.8 years, respectively (P=0.11). Presumably, a smaller fraction of patients, age 70–76, is selected for Auto-SCT, but the benefits are comparable to those seen for younger patients.
Bone Marrow Transplant
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American Society of Hematology 2016 Annual Meeting
Session 731. Clinical Autologous Transplantation: Results: Clinical Autologous Transplantation in Myeloma I
American Society of Hematology 2016 Annual Meeting
Session 653. Myeloma: Therapy, excluding Transplantation: IMiD/Proteasome Inhibitor Combinations and Maintenance Therapy
American Society of Hematology 2016 Annual Meeting
Abstract 1143: Lenalidomide Is a Highly Effective Maintenance Therapy in Myeloma Patients of All Ages; Results of the Phase III Myeloma XI Study
American Society of Hematology 2016 Annual Meeting
Abstract 673: Intensification Therapy with Bortezomib-Melphalan-Prednisone Versus Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma: An Intergroup, Multicenter, Phase III Study of the European Myeloma Network (EMN02/HO95 MM Trial)
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