Supportive care
Patients with multiple myeloma have excellent long-term outcomes after recovery from dialysis-dependent acute kidney injury.
Yadav P et al. Eur J Haematol. 2015 Aug 6. doi: 10.1111/ejh.12644. [Epub ahead of print].
General
Re-invigorating rather than re-inventing the wheel: augmenting the impact of salvage autologous stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma in the era of novel agents. Cook G. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2015 Aug 3. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2015.175. [Epub ahead of print]. IgG Lambda Myeloma Presenting as Plasmacytic Ascites: Case Report and Review of Literature. Mitra S et al. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus. 2015 Dec;31(4):472-9. doi: 10.1007/s12288-014-0454-5.…
Complications of myeloma and its treatments
Rapid evolving into acute myeloid leukemia in a patient with multiple myeloma and concurrent myelodysplasia after VTD therapy. Gu ZH et al. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2015 Jun 15;8(6):10105-10108. Factors influencing extramedullary relapse after allogeneic transplantation for multiple myeloma. Vincent L et al. Blood Cancer J. 2015 Aug 21;5:e341. doi: 10.1038/bcj.2015.48. Hematopoietic cell transplantation in patients with medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws. Mawardi…
Current treatments
Continuous Therapy Versus Fixed Duration of Therapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma. Palumbo A et al. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Aug 17. pii: JCO.2014.60.2466. [Epub ahead of print]. Impact of novel agents followed by autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for multiple myelomapatients aged 65 years or older: a retrospective single Institutional analysis. Minoia C et al. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2015 Aug…
NICE issues new draft guidelines for end of life care
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued draft guidelines for consultation to improve the care of adults during the last few days of life. The guidelines are meant to replace the Liverpool Care Pathway which were phased out in 2014. Key recommendations highlight the importance of communication and shared decision-making involving…
Impact of cumulative bortezomib dose on overall survival: a retrospective analysis of VISTA trial data
This study, based on data from the VISTA trial, showed that cumulative bortezomib dosage affects response rate, time-to-progression and overall survival.
Publication of revised International Staging System for myeloma
The International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) has revised the International Staging System (ISS) to enable better stratification of newly diagnosed myeloma patients. It now includes the detection of chromosomal abnormalities (CA) by interphase fluorescent in situ hybridisation (iFISH) and the measurement of serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) which, when combined with the previous ISS, provides powerful…
Supportive care
Daily postdilutional hemodiafiltration with FX800 polysulfone dialyzers for removing kappa light chains inmultiple myeloma-induced kidney injury. Tillmann FP. Indian J Nephrol. 2015 Jul-Aug;25(4):237-41. doi: 10.4103/0971-4065.158176. Impact of Prophylactic Levofloxacin on Rates of Bloodstream Infection and Fever in Neutropenic Patients withMultiple Myeloma Undergoing Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Satlin MJ et al. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2015 Jul 3. pii: S1083-8791(15)00441-3. doi:…
General
Time to redefine Myeloma. Pratt G et al. Br J Haematol. 2015 Jul 27. doi: 10.1111/bjh.13620. [Epub ahead of print]. Outcomes of primary refractory multiple myeloma and the impact of novel therapies. Majithia N et al. Am J Hematol. 2015 Jul 27. doi: 10.1002/ajh.24131. [Epub ahead of print]. Limiting early mortality: Do’s and don’ts in the management of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Gonsalves…
Complications of myeloma and its treatments
Optimizing the management of patients with spinal myeloma disease. Molloy S et al. Br J Haematol. 2015 Jul 17. doi: 10.1111/bjh.13577. [Epub ahead of print]. Measuring therapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: preliminary development and validation of the Treatment-induced Neuropathy Assessment Scale (TNAS). Mendoza TR et al. J Pain. 2015 Jul 22. pii: S1526-5900(15)00763-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2015.07.002. [Epub ahead of print]. High-dose therapy improves the bone remodelling…