Dr, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Research Article
Demographic Profile, Risk Stratification, Clinical Characteristics, and Treatment Outcome of Patients with Multiple Myeloma: A Five-Year Retrospective Study at a Tertiary Hospital in Ethiopia
Author(s): Ephrem Haile*, Adugna Tasew, Amha Gebremedhin, Abdulaziz Sherif and Fissehatsion Tadesse
Background: Patients with multiple myeloma are being seen at an increasing frequency in different indigenous African population. However, local data regarding the demographic profile, clinical characteristics, risk stratification, and treatment outcome of these patients is lacking. This study was designed to fill this existing gap in our setup. Hence, it will aid in the revision of treatment guidelines based on local data on the efficacy of existing treatment regimens and risk stratification of patients with a newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.
Methods: A single centered Hospital-based retrospective Cohort study was conducted from January 2015 to December 2019. Eighty patients with newly diagnosed MM who received non-proteasome inhibitor-based therapy at TASH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia were analyzed in the study.
Results: O.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2165-7831.2023.13.311
Journal of Blood & Lymph received 443 citations as per Google Scholar report