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Long-Term Survival with Multiple Myeloma: An Italian Experience.

Francesca Fazio, Martina Gherardini, Elena Rossi, Tommaso Za, Francesca Di Landro, Sonia Morè, Valentina Maria Manieri, Carmine Liberatore, Maria Gabriela Chavez, Velia Bongarzoni and 16 more

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Article in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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26 authors.

Francesca FazioHematology Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4187-8912
Martina GherardiniHematology Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Elena RossiSection of Hematology, Catholic University, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00136 Rome, Italy.
Tommaso ZaSection of Hematology, Catholic University, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00136 Rome, Italy.
Francesca Di LandroSection of Hematology, Catholic University, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00136 Rome, Italy.
Sonia MorèClinica di Ematologia Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria delle Marche, 60126 Torrette, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-4398-7860
Valentina Maria ManieriClinica di Ematologia Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria delle Marche, 60126 Torrette, Italy.
Carmine LiberatoreHematology Unit, Department of Oncology and Hematology, Pescara Hospital, 65124 Pescara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0948-9343
Maria Gabriela ChavezDivisione di Ematologia, Ospedale Belcolle, 01100 Viterbo, Italy.
Velia BongarzoniDepartment of Hematology, San Giovanni-Addolorata Hospital, 00184 Rome, Italy.
Svitlana GumenyukHematology Unit, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy.
Maria Grazia GarziaDepartment of Hematology, Hematology San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, 00152 Rome, Italy.
Miriana RuggeriHaematology Service, Mazzoni Hospital, 63100 Ascoli Piceno, Italy.
Angela RagoUOSD Ematologia ASL Roma1, 00193 Rome, Italy.
Mario BigliettoDepartment of Hematology, S.M. Goretti Hospital, Polo Universitario Pontino, 04100 Latina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1487-5812
Luca FranceschiniHematology, Lymphoproliferative Disease Unit, Tor Vergata University Hospital, 00133 Rome, Italy.
Valeria TomarchioUnit of Hematology, Stem Cell Transplantation, University Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Laura De PaduaUOC di Ematologia, Trapianto di Cellule Staminali e Terapia Genica, 95123 Frosinone, Italy.
Alfonso PiciocchiItalian Group for Adult Hematologic Diseases (GIMEMA) Data Center, 00182 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8648-885X
Andrea MengarelliHematology Unit, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2606-2467
Alessia FioriniDivisione di Ematologia, Ospedale Belcolle, 01100 Viterbo, Italy.
Francesca FioritoniHematology Unit, Department of Oncology and Hematology, Pescara Hospital, 65124 Pescara, Italy.
Massimo OffidaniClinica di Ematologia Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria delle Marche, 60126 Torrette, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2749-7347
Valerio De StefanoSection of Hematology, Catholic University, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00136 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5178-5827
Maurizio MartelliHematology Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Maria Teresa PetrucciHematology Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0688-4882

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesTreatments for multiple myeloma (MM) have expanded in the last decade, and the overall survival (OS) of MM patients (pts) is in continuous improvement. With the availability of new treatments and the use of high-dose chemotherapy, followed by autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT), the median OS of newly diagnosed MM (NDMM) pts is 6-8 years. To date, approximately 50% and 28% of MM patients are still alive at 5 years and 10 years. Few data are reported concerning the characteristics of the long-term survival MM pts.

methodsthe aim of this observational multicenter study is to analyze the clinical profile of MM pts who have survived 10 years or longer, to identify possible predictors of long-term survival.

conclusionsthis is a real-life observation of a cohort of 344 long-term survivors with MM. The median age of the entire cohort was 59 years (range 27-83). The median years from diagnosis was 13.4 (range 11.3-16.3). Our analysis identified age more than 60 years, hypoalbuminemia at diagnosis, and a number of anti-myeloma therapies equal or more than 3 as significant independent prognostic factors for reduced OS. These finding underline the importance of designing prospective studies to identify clinical, biological, and molecular characteristics that could be used to better stratify newly diagnosed multiple myeloma pts in order to incorporate reproducible biomarkers and to identify tailored optimal target therapies.

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PMCPMC11816177

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