Conditional relative survival in Waldenström’s macroglobulinaemia: a population‐based study in The Netherlands

Contemporary diagnosed WM patients, compared to the general population, continue to experience excess mortality regardless of having survived up to 15 years post‐diagnosis. This gradual increase in excess mortality might result from the incurable nature of this disease characterized by multiple rela...

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Autores principales: Amaador, Karima, Kersten, Marie José, Visser, Otto, Posthuma, Eduardus F. M., Minnema, Monique C., Vos, Josephine M. I., Dinmohamed, Avinash G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
Materias:
Haematological malignancy–Clinical
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9297939/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34738239
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjh.17926
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Sumario:Contemporary diagnosed WM patients, compared to the general population, continue to experience excess mortality regardless of having survived up to 15 years post‐diagnosis. This gradual increase in excess mortality might result from the incurable nature of this disease characterized by multiple relapses throughout the disease course with limited efficacious treatment options in the released/refractory setting.

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