Consensus guidelines and recommendations for infection prevention in multiple myeloma: a report from the International Myeloma Working Group
In these consensus guidelines the International Myeloma Society have reviewed existing literature and current guidelines to address issues associated with the risk of infection and prevention of infectious complications in multiple myeloma in the context of emerging therapies, and offer recommendations for preventing these complications.
Read the guidelines and recommendations here.
Infection prevention in multiple myeloma
This report from the International Myeloma Working Group outlines consensus guidelines and recommendations for infection prevention in multiple myeloma. Read more here.
Driving diagnosis: Education and outreach
Our Clinical Practice Services Team continued their focus on raising awareness of myeloma in primary care. This included launching a guide for GPs and highlighting the importance of early diagnosis at national conferences.
DetailsMyeloma UK to develop a policy report highlighting the impact of delayed diagnosis
The Patient Advocacy team are researching how delays in diagnosing myeloma affect patients’ quality of life. The research will inform a policy report to make NHS and Government decision makers aware of the link between delayed diagnosis and quality of life.
DetailsCould an app aid shared decision making in myeloma?
Myeloma UK funded a research project to find out if an app, The ChoiceApp©, could help UK patients with their treatment decisions. As part of the project, the app was shared with small groups of myeloma patients and haematologists to assess whether this approach could benefit UK myeloma patients.
DetailsMGUS and smouldering myeloma patients needed for a UK study
The University of Oxford is looking for MGUS (monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance), smouldering myeloma and Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia patients to join the OxPLoreD study.
DetailsMyeloma, MGUS and related conditions: A Guide for GPs
This guide is written for GPs to help in the diagnosis of myeloma and monoclonal gammopathies. Primary care clinicians play a critical role in the early diagnosis of myeloma
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