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ArticleJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2024

Challenges in the treatment of soft-tissue plasmacytoma: a retrospective analysis of 120 patients with extramedullary multiple myeloma.

Dominik Zolnowski, Simone Karp, Paul Warncke, Jessica Zinn, Marcel Pannach, Regina Herbst, Annette Hänel, Anke Morgner, Stefan Ibach, Stephan Fricke and 1 more

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Article in Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Extramedullary Disease-Achilles Heel in Myeloma?American journal of hematology · 2026
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Dominik ZolnowskiDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH, Chemnitz, Germany.
Simone KarpDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH, Chemnitz, Germany.
Paul WarnckeDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH, Chemnitz, Germany.
Jessica ZinnDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH, Chemnitz, Germany.
Marcel PannachDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH, Chemnitz, Germany.
Regina HerbstDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH, Chemnitz, Germany.
Annette HänelDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH, Chemnitz, Germany.
Anke MorgnerDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH, Chemnitz, Germany.
Stefan IbachX-act-Cologne Clinical Research GmbH, Cologne, Germany.
Stephan FrickeDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH, Chemnitz, Germany.
Mathias HänelDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH, Chemnitz, Germany. m.haenel@skc.de.

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Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 03ZU1111CB and 03ZU1111JC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeDespite the development of novel drugs and the widespread use of hematopoietic cell transplantation, the prognosis of patients (pts) with multiple myeloma and extramedullary involvement (soft-tissue plasmacytoma, STP) is rather unfavorable.

methodsA retrospective analysis of 120 pts with STP treated between 2007 and 2022 was performed. The effects of demographic and clinical characteristics on treatment response, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) were evaluated.

resultsThe rate of serological response to first-line STP treatment (at least partial remission) was 67%, and the rate of imaging response was 59%. With a median follow-up of 84.2 months, the median PFS was 10.5 months (primary STP: 20.2 months; secondary STP: 5.8 months), and the median OS was 24.5 months (primary STP: 34.5 months; secondary STP: 12.4 months). Based on the multivariate regression analysis, secondary STP (HR

conclusionIn pts with STP, risk-adapted treatment strategies including immunotherapies and cell therapies are urgently required.

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Multiple MyelomaPlasmacytomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSoft Tissue NeoplasmsExtramedullary myelomaMultiple myelomaRetrospective analysisSoft-tissue plasmacytoma

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PMCPMC11522042

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