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ReviewJournal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives2020

Evidence-based supportive care in multiple myeloma.

Anum Qureshi, Muhammad Junaid Tariq, Zunairah Shah, Muhammad Abu Zar, Shehroz Aslam, Abdul Rafae, Madeeha Shafqat, Mustafa Nadeem Malik, Muhammad Salam Faisal, Faiz Anwer

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Review in Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact, top 90% 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

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
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

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Anum QureshiDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Muhammad Junaid TariqDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Zunairah ShahDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Muhammad Abu ZarDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Shehroz AslamDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Abdul RafaeDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Madeeha ShafqatDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Mustafa Nadeem MalikDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Muhammad Salam FaisalAllegheny Health Network, Pittsburg, PA, USA.
Faiz AnwerDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6914-7439
University of Arizona · USAllegheny Health Network · USCleveland Clinic · USGreater Baltimore Medical Center · US

Funding

VITAMIN AP30CA023074 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI Teri L Bankhead · 1985 to 2026
$110.2M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA023074
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological malignancy characterized by an abnormal clone of plasma cells in the bone marrow. MM and its therapy increase the risk of complications like anemia, osteolytic lesions, pain, infections, and renal abnormalities in MM patients. Supportive care for MM patients improves the quality of life. Treatment with bisphosphonates decreases skeletal-related events. Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are done in cases of vertebral compression fractures. Prophylactic antibiotics and antivirals can decrease infections related to morbidity. Plasmapheresis in patients with renal dysfunctions decreases dialysis dependency and improve quality of life.

Indexed as

bisphosphonatesinfectionskyphoplastyMultiple myelomaperipheral neuropathyplasmapheresisquality of lifesupportive care

Identifiers

PMID32850087
PMCPMC7427456
OpenAlexW3046608206

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