Category Archives: Management of complications & side effects

Complications of myeloma and its treatments

A Report of 134 Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients with Renal Impairment. Liu A et al. Acta Haematol. 2015 Nov 21;135(3):140-145. [Epub ahead of print]. CD4(+)CD25(+) cells in multiple myeloma related renal impairment. Huang H et al. Sci Rep. 2015 Nov 13;5:16565. doi: 10.1038/srep16565. Complications after surgery for metastatic humeral lesions. Janssen SJ et al. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2015 Nov 4. pii: S1058-2746(15)00446-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.08.009. [Epub ahead…

Complications of myeloma and its treatments

Endobronchial plasmacytoma in patient with multiple myeloma. Sunnetcioglu A et al. Clin Respir J. 2015 Oct 27. doi: 10.1111/crj.12408. [Epub ahead of print]. Rapid Progression of Vascular and Soft Tissue Calcification while Being Managed for Severe and Persistent Hypocalcemia Induced by Denosumab Treatment in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma and Chronic Kidney Disease. Ueki K et al. Intern Med. 2015;54(20):2637-42. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.54.4946. Epub 2015…

Complications of myeloma and its treatments

Early Surgical Occipito-Cervical Stabilization for Plasma Cell Neoplasms at the Cranio-Cervical Junction – Systematic Review and Proposal of a Treatment Algorithm. Ahmadi SA et al. Spine J. 2015 Sep 24. pii: S1529-9430(15)01442-4. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.09.032. [Epub ahead of print]. Pathologic sternal involvement is a potential risk factor for severe sagittal plane deformity in multiple myelomawith concomitant thoracic fractures. Butler JS et…

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…

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…

Complications of myeloma and its treatments

Risks, severity and timing of infections in patients with multiple myeloma: a longitudinal cohort study in the era of immunomodulatory drug therapy. Teh BW et al. Br J Haematol. 2015 Jun 24. doi: 10.1111/bjh.13532. [Epub ahead of print]. Induction therapy alters plasma fibrin clot properties in multiple myeloma patients: association with thromboembolic complications. Undas A et al. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2015 Jun 11. [Epub…

Complications of myeloma and its treatments

Serous macular detachment, yellow macular deposits, and prominent middle limiting membrane in multiple myeloma. Dogan B et al. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2015 Apr 30;11:683-9. doi: 10.2147/TCRM.S79232. eCollection 2015. Contribution of Clostridium difficile infection to the development of lower gastrointestinal adverse events during autologous stem cell transplantation. Apewokin S et al, Transpl Infect Dis. 2015 May 19. doi: 10.1111/tid.12403. [Epub ahead of…

Complications of myeloma and its treatments

Thromboelastography, thrombin generation test and thrombodynamics reveal hypercoagulability in patients with multiple myeloma. Gracheva MA et al. Leuk Lymphoma. 2015 Apr 24:1-35. [Epub ahead of print]. Neurotoxicity of stem cell mobilization chemotherapy with vinorelbine in myeloma patients after bortezomib treatment. Keller S et al. Leuk Res. 2015 Mar 28. pii: S0145-2126(15)00086-7. doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2015.03.015. [Epub ahead of print]. Subcutaneous bortezomib in multiple myeloma patients induces similar…

Complications of myeloma and its treatments

Cytomegalovirus reactivation in patients with multiple myeloma. Hasegawa T et al. Eur J Haematol. 2015 Mar 21. doi: 10.1111/ejh.12551. [Epub ahead of print] Improvement in renal function and its impact on survival in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Gonsalves WI et al. Blood Cancer J. 2015 Mar 20;5:e296. doi: 10.1038/bcj.2015.20. Multiple myeloma presenting with a maxillary lesion as the first sign. Ramaiah KK et…

Complications of myeloma and its treatments

Management of tumor lysis syndrome in patients with multiple myeloma during bortezomib treatment. Wang L et al. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2015 Feb 1;19(1):E4-7. doi: 10.1188/15.CJON.E4-E7. Meta-analysis of incidence and risk of peripheral neuropathy associated with intravenous bortezomib. Peng L et al. Support Care Cancer. 2015 Feb 13. [Epub ahead of print]. Renal insufficiency retains adverse prognostic implications despite renal function improvement following…