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ReviewAging2018

How I treat elderly patients with plasma cell dyscrasias.

Maria Gavriatopoulou, Despoina Fotiou, Ioannis Ntanasis-Stathopoulos, Efstathios Kastritis, Evangelos Terpos, Meletios Athanasios Dimopoulos

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Review in Aging, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Metabolic Disorders in Multiple Myeloma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maria Gavriatopoulou *Alexandra Hospital, Oncology Department, Department of Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 11528, Greece.
Despoina Fotiou *Alexandra Hospital, Oncology Department, Department of Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 11528, Greece.
Ioannis Ntanasis-StathopoulosAlexandra Hospital, Oncology Department, Department of Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 11528, Greece.
Efstathios KastritisAlexandra Hospital, Oncology Department, Department of Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 11528, Greece.
Evangelos TerposAlexandra Hospital, Oncology Department, Department of Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 11528, Greece.
Meletios Athanasios DimopoulosAlexandra Hospital, Oncology Department, Department of Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 11528, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRAlexandra Hospital · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plasma cell dyscrasias are a rare heterogeneous group of hematological disorders which are more prevalent in the older part of the population. The introduction of novel agents, improved understanding of disease biology and better supportive management have improved outcomes considerably and in the era of the aging population the question of how to best manage older patients with plasma cell dyscrasias has never been more relevant. Data on how to treat these patients comes mostly from subgroup analysis as they are underrepresented in clinical trials. This review will cover issues, available evidence and recommendations relevant to diagnosis and management of the older patients with Multiple Myeloma (MM), Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia (WM) and systemic AL Amyloidosis. What will become increasingly evident is the need to develop and establish the use of disease-specific geriatric assessment (GA) tools. Frailty status assessment using GA tools and moving away from making decisions based merely on chronological age will allow setting clear treatment goals and consequently achieving an optimum balance between effectiveness and toxicity for this complex and heterogeneous group of patients.

Indexed as

AgedFrailtyGeriatric AssessmentHumansParaproteinemiasAL amyloidosiselderly patientsfrailtyMultiple MyelomaWaldenstrom Macroglobulinemia

Identifiers

PMID30568029
PMCPMC6326666
OpenAlexW2904340207

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Registered trials

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