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SUBMITTER: Khan R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4430702 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Khan R R Apewokin S S Grazziutti M M Yaccoby S S Epstein J J van Rhee F F Rosenthal A A Waheed S S Usmani S S Atrash S S Kumar S S Hoering A A Crowley J J Shaughnessy J D JD Barlogie B B
Leukemia 20120202 5
Renal insufficiency (RI) is a frequent complication of multiple myeloma (MM) with negative consequences for patient survival. The improved clinical outcome with successive Total Therapy (TT) protocols was limited to patients without RI. We therefore performed a retrospective analysis of overall survival, progression-free survival and time to progression (TTP) of patients enrolled in TT2 and TT3 in relationship to RI present at baseline and pre-transplant. Glomerular filtration rate was graded in ...[more]