Impact of Combining Frailty Assessment Systems to Select Elderly Myeloma Patients Eligible for Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation

Introduction The International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG)-frailty index (IMWG-FI) and revised myeloma comorbidity index (R-MCI) are multiple myeloma (MM)-specific frailty scoring systems, which the European Myeloma Network advocates to assess patient frailty, and to select goals and treatments inc...

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Published in:Blood 2019-11, Vol.134 (Supplement_1), p.5706-5706
Main Authors: Tanimura, Akira, Okazaki, Koji, Okuda, Yuko, Hirai, Risen, Kudo, Daisuke, Takeshita, Masataka, Miwa, Akiyoshi
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Language:English
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Summary:Introduction The International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG)-frailty index (IMWG-FI) and revised myeloma comorbidity index (R-MCI) are multiple myeloma (MM)-specific frailty scoring systems, which the European Myeloma Network advocates to assess patient frailty, and to select goals and treatments including autologous stem cell therapy (ASCT). In Japan, patients
ISSN:0006-4971
1528-0020
DOI:10.1182/blood-2019-122084