Study Finds Statin Use Associated With Reduced Mortality in Multiple Myeloma
Analysis of data from the Veterans Administration Central Cancer Registry, reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Sanfilippo et al, showed that statin use was associated with a reduced risk of all-cause and multiple myeloma–specific mortality in patients with multiple myeloma. Statins are active in a pathway affected by nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates, which have been associated with improved survival in multiple myeloma.
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Session 731. Clinical Autologous Transplantation: Results: Clinical Autologous Transplantation in Myeloma I
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Session 653. Myeloma: Therapy, excluding Transplantation: IMiD/Proteasome Inhibitor Combinations and Maintenance Therapy
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Abstract 1143: Lenalidomide Is a Highly Effective Maintenance Therapy in Myeloma Patients of All Ages; Results of the Phase III Myeloma XI Study
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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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