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A simple score to predict early severe infections in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.
A simple score to predict early severe infections in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.
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Blood cancer journal [Blood Cancer J] 2022 Apr 19; Vol. 12 (4), pp. 68. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 19. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Infections remain a common complication in patients with multiple myeloma (MM) and are associated with morbidity and mortality. A risk score to predict the probability of early severe infection could help to identify the patients that would benefit from preventive measures. We undertook a post hoc analysis of infections in four clinical trials from the Spanish Myeloma Group, involving a total of 1347 patients (847 transplant candidates). Regarding the GEM2010 > 65 trial, antibiotic prophylaxis was mandatory, so we excluded it from the final analysis. The incidence of severe infection episodes within the first 6 months was 13.8%, and majority of the patients experiencing the first episode before 4 months (11.1%). 1.2% of patients died because of infections within the first 6 months (1% before 4 months). Variables associated with increased risk of severe infection in the first 4 months included serum albumin ≤30 g/L, ECOG > 1, male sex, and non-IgA type MM. A simple risk score with these variables facilitated the identification of three risk groups with different probabilities of severe infection within the first 4 months: low-risk (score 0-2) 8.2%; intermediate-risk (score 3) 19.2%; and high-risk (score 4) 28.3%. Patients with intermediate/high risk could be candidates for prophylactic antibiotic therapies.<br /> (© 2022. The Author(s).)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2044-5385
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Blood cancer journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35440057
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41408-022-00652-2