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. 2018 Jan 23;2(2):116-119.
doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2017010512.

Survival of ethnic and racial minority patients with multiple myeloma treated with newer medications

E Dianne Pulte  1 , Lei Nie  1 , Nicole Gormley  1 , Kirsten B Goldberg  1 , Amy McKee  1 , Ann Farrell  1 , Richard Pazdur  1
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Survival of ethnic and racial minority patients with multiple myeloma treated with newer medications

E Dianne Pulte et al. Blood Adv. .

Abstract

  1. Patients of minority race with myeloma have had less increase in population-level survival in the early 21st century than white patients.

  2. Data from clinical trials show that mortality is similar for minorities, suggesting the population-level difference is due to utilization.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict-of-interest disclosure: The authors declare no competing financial interests.

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