Supportive care

Pegfilgrastim in primary prophylaxis of febrile neutropenia during chemotherapy of relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma: a real-life experience. Cerchione C et al. Support Care Cancer. 2014 Oct 24. [Epub ahead of print]. Bisphosphonates do not delay engraftment after autologous SCT in patients with newly diagnosed myeloma. Oksman MJ et al. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2014 Oct…

Supportive care

A phase 1/2 study of an adjuvanted varicella-zoster virus subunit candidate vaccine in adult autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplant recipients. Stadtmauer EA et al. Blood. 2014 Sep 18. pii: blood-2014-04-573048. [Epub ahead of print]. Aprepitant, Granisetron, and Dexamethasone for Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting After High-Dose Melphalan in Autologous Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma: Results of…

Supportive care

A Phase IB multicentre dose-determination study of BHQ880 in combination with anti-myeloma therapy and zoledronic acid in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma and prior skeletal-related events.Iyer SP et al. Br J Haematol. 2014 Aug 19. doi: 10.1111/bjh.13056. [Epub ahead of print].Effect of Clodronate Treatment on Risk of Fracture: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Frediani…

Supportive care

Patterns of Community-Based Opioid Prescriptions in People Dying of Cancer. Gagnon B et al. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2014 Jun 16. pii: S0885-3924(14)00309-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.05.015. [Epub ahead of print]. Treatment of Metastatic Posterior Vertebral Body Osseous Tumors by Using a Targeted Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation Device: Technical Note. Hillen TJ et al. Radiology. 2014 Jun 13:131664.…

Supportive care

Clinical benefits of femoroplasty: a nonsurgical alternative for the management of femoral metastases. Plancarte R et al. Pain Physician. 2014 May-Jun;17(3):227-34. Comparative Effectiveness on Survival of Zoledronic Acid versus Pamidronate in Multiple Myeloma. Sanfilippo K et al. Leuk Lymphoma. 2014 May 21:1-22. [Epub ahead of print]. Aprepitant for the control of delayed nausea and vomiting…

Supportive care

Advances in supportive care for multiple myeloma.Raje NS et al. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014 Apr 1;12(4):502-11.Surgical management of primary tumors of the cervical spine: surgical considerations and avoidance of complications.Kaloostian PE et al. Neurol Res. 2014 Apr 10:1743132814Y0000000367. [Epub ahead of print].Post-operative Cement Augmentation after 360-degree Fusion for Highly Unstable Vertebral Fractures in…

Supportive care

Pharmacoeconomic analysis of palifermin to prevent mucositis among patients undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Nooka AK et al. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2014 Mar 6. pii: S1083-8791(14)00148-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.02.025. [Epub ahead of print].

Plasma Exchange for Kidney Disease: What Is the Best Evidence?
Hildebrand AM et al. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2014 Mar;21(2):217-227. doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2014.01.008.

Supportive care

The Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Denosumab in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumours and Bone Metastases: A Systematic Review. Sohn W et al. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2014 Feb 18. doi: 10.1111/bcp.12355. [Epub ahead of print]. Efficacy of cryotherapy associated with laser therapy for decreasing severity of melphalan-induced oral mucositis during hematological stem-cell transplantation: a prospective…

Supportive care

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adult patients with hematologic malignancies and severe acute respiratory failure.Wohlfarth P et al. Crit Care. 2014 Jan 20;18(1):R20. [Epub ahead of print].Clearance of Drugs for Multiple Myeloma Therapy During In Vitro High-Cutoff Hemodialysis.Krieter DH et al. Artif Organs. 2014 Jan 7. doi: 10.1111/aor.12248. [Epub ahead of print].Acupuncture for neuropathic pain due…