Abstract
Myeloma bone disease impairs quality of life and is associated with impaired survival. Even with effective bisphosphonate treatment, a significant proportion of patients still develop skeletal-related events (SRE). Identifying such patients at presentation would allow treatment modification.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6347-55 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Clinical Cancer Research |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 19 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2011 |
Keywords
- Aged
- Bone Diseases
- Diphosphonates
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Humans
- Models, Theoretical
- Multiple Myeloma
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Risk
- Validation Studies as Topic