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ArticleClinical case reports2014

Long-term survival in multiple myeloma.

Cristina João, Carlos Costa, Inês Coelho, Maria João Vergueiro, Mafalda Ferreira, Maria Gomes da Silva

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Cristina JoãoDepartment of Hematology, IPOFG Lisboa, Portugal ; Clinical Research Unit, IPOFG Lisboa, Portugal.
Carlos CostaDepartment of Hematology, IPOFG Lisboa, Portugal.
Inês CoelhoDepartment of Hematology, IPOFG Lisboa, Portugal.
Maria João VergueiroDepartment of Internal Medicine, HFF Amadora, Portugal.
Mafalda FerreiraClinical Research Unit, IPOFG Lisboa, Portugal.
Maria Gomes da SilvaDepartment of Hematology, IPOFG Lisboa, Portugal ; Clinical Research Unit, IPOFG Lisboa, Portugal.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

key clinical messageThe survival of multiple myeloma patients has improved very significantly over the last decade. Still median overall survival is inferior to 5 years. A small proportion of patients survive longer than 10 years. In this paper we discuss four cases illustrating the nonhomogeneous clinical presentation and evolution of this subset of patients. Surprisingly, these long survivors do not always have deep responses and some require frequent treatments, which include autologous stem cell transplantation and novel drugs. The authors discuss several aspects of these clinical histories, including treatment options, raising hypothesis on their relation with long survivorship which may be important to have in consideration when studying this subject.

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Clinical characteristics in multiple myelomacytogeneticsmultiple myeloma long survivorstoxicities

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PMID25614805
PMCPMC4302619

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