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Geriatric assessment and quality of life changes in older adults with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma undergoing treatment

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Multiple myeloma (MM) is a cancer of older adults with a median age at diagnosis of 70 years. Our study aimed to understand the changes that occurred in geriatric domains and quality of life parameters as older adults underwent treatment for MM over 6-months following initial diagnosis. METHODS: This was a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study of 40 adults aged ≥65 with newly-diagnosed MM who completed the Cancer and Aging …

Authors

Mian H; Pond GR; Tuchman SA; Fiala MA; Wildes TM

Journal

Journal of Geriatric Oncology, Vol. 11, No. 8, pp. 1279–1284

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

November 2020

DOI

10.1016/j.jgo.2020.05.004

ISSN

1879-4068