Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Development of a new clinical index to easily assess frailty of elderly patients with multiple myeloma in Asian population |
| Authors: |
Ho Sup Lee, JiHyun Lee, Jae-Cheol Jo, Sung-Hoon Jung, Je-Jung Lee, Dajung Kim, Sangjin Lee, Kevin Song |
| Source: |
Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021) |
| Publisher Information: |
Nature Portfolio, 2021. |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Medicine
LCC:Science |
| Subject Terms: |
Medicine, Science |
| More Details: |
Abstract The number of elderly people is rapidly growing, and the proportion of elderly patients with multiple myeloma (MM) continues to increase. This study aimed to develop a frailty assessment tool based on clinical data and to estimate its feasibility in elderly patients with MM. This study analyzed data from 728 elderly transplant-ineligible patients with newly diagnosed MM who were treated between January 2010 and October 2019. Our clinical frailty index included age ( |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2045-2322 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322 |
| DOI: |
10.1038/s41598-021-02433-6 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/b97aed71494f400fbcda8d5f973267d2 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.b97aed71494f400fbcda8d5f973267d2 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
