Complications of myeloma and its treatments

Pleural effusion formation in the course of myeloma. Comert M etal. Arch Bronconeumol. 2015 Jan 22. pii: S0300-2896(14)00242-7. doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2014.05.009. [Epub ahead of print]. Diagnosis of monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance. Bridoux F et al. Kidney Int. 2015 Jan 21. doi: 10.1038/ki.2014.408. [Epub ahead of print]. Paralytic ileus following “subcutaneous bortezomib” therapy: focus on the clinical emergency-report of two cases. Mele…

Complications of myeloma and its treatments

Bortezomib-induced acute pancreatitis: Case report and review of the literature. Talamo G et al. J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2014 Dec 15. pii: 1078155214563813. [Epub ahead of print]. Risks and burden of viral respiratory tract infections in patients with multiple myeloma in the era of immunomodulatory drugs and bortezomib: experience at an Australian Cancer Hospital. Teh BW et al. Support Care Cancer. 2014 Dec…

Complications of myeloma and its treatments

Carfilzomib associated thrombotic microangiopathy initially treated with therapeutic plasma exchange. Sullivan MR et al. J Clin Apher. 2014 Nov 21. doi: 10.1002/jca.21371. [Epub ahead of print]. A case of endocapillary proliferative glomerulonephritis with macrophages phagocytosing monoclonal immunoglobulin lambda light chain. Watanabe H et al. Pathol Int. 2014 Nov 19. doi: 10.1111/pin.12229. [Epub ahead of print]. Successful re-administration of lenalidomide after lenalidomide-induced…

Complications of myeloma and its treatments

Multiple myeloma and infections: a population-based study on 9253 multiple myeloma patients. Blimark C et al. Haematologica. 2014 Oct 24. pii: haematol.2014.107714. [Epub ahead of print]. Drug-Induced Modulation of T Lymphocytes as a Potential Mechanism of Susceptibility to Infections in Patients with Multiple Myeloma During Bortezomib Therapy. Li J et al. Cell Biochem Biophys. 2014…

Complications of myeloma and its treatments

Serum immunoglobulin free light chains and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder among allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Engels EA et al. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2014 Sep 29. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2014.213. [Epub ahead of print]. Prevalence of autoimmune hemolytic anemia in multiple myeloma: A prospective study. Kashyap R et al. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol. 2014 Sep 22.…

Complications of myeloma and its treatments

Subclinical Peripheral Neuropathy in Patients With Multiple Myeloma Before Chemotherapy Is Correlated With Decreased Fingertip Innervation Density. Kosturakis AK et al. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Aug 25. pii: JCO.2013.54.5418. [Epub ahead of print]. Hepatitis B virus reactivation in multiple myeloma patients receiving bortezomib-containing regimens followed by autologous stem cell transplantation. Li J et al. Leuk…

Complications of myeloma and its treatments

A Rare Concurrence: Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy and Multiple Myeloma Without Amyloidosis. Gupta T et al. Am J Med. 2014 Jul 21. pii: S0002-9343(14)00592-0. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.07.012. [Epub ahead of print]. Incidence of Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia among Groups at Risk in HIV-negative Patients. Fillatre P et al. Am J Med. 2014 Jul 21. pii: S0002-9343(14)00590-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.07.010. [Epub…

Complications of myeloma and its treatments

Bisphosphonate-induced Osteonecrosis of the Maxilla Presenting as a Cicatricial Ectropion. Malik R et al. Orbit. 2014 Jun 12:1-3. [Epub ahead of print]. Trichoderma species fungemia after high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation: a case report. Festuccia M et al. Transpl Infect Dis. 2014 Jun 11. doi: 10.1111/tid.12245. [Epub ahead of print]. Immune Defects in…

Complications of myeloma and its treatments

Endocrine, metabolic, nutritional and body composition abnormalities are common in advanced intensively-treated (transplanted) multiple myeloma. Greenfield DM et al. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2014 May 19. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2014.103. [Epub ahead of print]. Secondary osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease in patients 50 years and older with osteoporosis or with a recent clinical fracture: a clinical perspective. Bours…