Ten-year survivors with multiple myeloma.

Murakami, H; Nemoto, K; Miyawaki, S; Shinonome, S; Nogiwa, E; Shimano, S; Sato, S; Omine, M et al. · J Intern Med · 1992

case_series · Level IV

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Abstract

Of 130 Japanese patients with symptomatic multiple myeloma who were treated between 1970 and 1989, nine (6.9%) patients survived for more than 10 years. Younger age, low and intermediate tumour mass, chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide, the disappearance of myeloma protein, and a positive response to retreatment were correlated with long-term survival.

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