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- Title
Multiples Myelom bei Älteren: Praxiswissen für Geriater und Allgemeinmediziner.
- Authors
Goede, Valentin
- Abstract
Multiple myeloma is an age-associated disease. In aged and multimorbid patients the diagnosis could be delayed due to the diversity of symptoms of this disease. Key diagnostic steps are the detection of an M protein as a surrogate of clonal plasma cell proliferation and evaluation of the CRAB criteria (hypercalcemia, renal insufficiency, anemia, bone lesions). The individual prognosis and vulnerability to treatment complications can be assessed by use of validated scores. Following the introduction of many new drugs, vulnerable aged patients with multiple myeloma can also be very effectively treated with modern (partially chemotherapy-free) combination treatment and additional supportive care. Successful management of aged and multimorbid patients with multiple myeloma is not the sole task of the treating hemato-oncologist but also mostly requires the inclusion of general practitioners and geriatricians.
- Publication
Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2020, Vol 53, Issue 3, p263
- ISSN
0948-6704
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00391-020-01701-w