Challenges and Opportunities in the Management of Diffuse Large B‐Cell Lymphoma in Older Patients
Di M, Huntington SF, Olszewski AJ. Challenges and Opportunities in the Management of Diffuse Large B‐Cell Lymphoma in Older Patients. The Oncologist 2020, 26: 120-132. PMID: 33230948, PMCID: PMC7873335, DOI: 10.1002/onco.13610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaLarge B-cell lymphomaChimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapyB-cell lymphomaChemotherapy-free approachProphylactic growth factorsOlder patientsStem cell transplantationT-cell therapyClinical trialsGeriatric vulnerabilitiesRefractory settingGeriatric assessmentCell transplantationPalliative careStandard first-line treatmentGrowth factorEarly palliative careFit older patientsTolerance of treatmentUnfavorable biologic featuresUnnecessary dose reductionsFirst-line settingFirst-line treatmentFavorable toxicity profileEfficacy and safety of frontline regimens for older transplant-ineligible patients with multiple myeloma: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Giri S, Aryal MR, Yu H, Grimshaw A, Pathak R, Huntington SP, Dhakal B. Efficacy and safety of frontline regimens for older transplant-ineligible patients with multiple myeloma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2020, 11: 1285-1292. PMID: 32513568, PMCID: PMC8721742, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2020.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransplant-ineligible patientsMultiple myelomaTreatment optionsPhase II/IIICumulative ranking (SUCRA) probabilitiesFirst-line treatmentHematopoietic cell transplantationTerms of efficacyRandom-effects modelEfficacious regimensFrailty biomarkersFrontline regimensThalidomide maintenanceEffective regimensGeriatric assessmentLine treatmentTreatment regimensCell transplantationMeeting libraryIndividual patientsToxicity profileRegimensPatientsSystematic reviewRanking probability