Insights Into the Management of Older Patients With Multiple Myeloma

摘要

Studies have shown that the median age of patients with multiple myeloma is the mid to late 60s. Although there is a significant number of younger patients, multiple myeloma is considered a disease of the elderly. In multiple myeloma, we divide patients into those who are eligible for transplant or not. Transplant candidates have a physiologic age of 70 years or younger with adequate heart, lung, liver, and kidney function. In multiple myeloma, the term "older" often refers to patients who are not eligible for transplant.