Stringent patient selection improves outcomes in systemic light-chain amyloidosis after autologous stem cell transplantation in the upfront and relapsed setting

Haematologica. 2014 Dec;99(12):e260-3. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2014.108191. Epub 2014 Sep 5.
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Keywords: amyloidosis; patient selection; stem cell transplantation.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Amyloidosis / mortality
  • Amyloidosis / pathology
  • Amyloidosis / therapy*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Cohort Studies
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin Light Chains*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / mortality
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / therapy*
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Patient Selection*
  • Prognosis
  • Survival Rate
  • Transplantation, Autologous

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin Light Chains