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Race and Outcomes of Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma
16 Nov 2009
Abstract excerpt
Blacks are twice as likely to develop and die from multiple myeloma (MM), and are less likely to receive an autologous hematopoietic-cell transplant (AHCT) for MM compared to Whites. The influence of race on outcomes of AHCT for MM is not well described. We compared the probability of overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), disease progression, and nonrelapse mortality (NRM) among Black (N=303)...
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