New Tool for Assessing Frailty Predicts Survival in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

July 25, 2018 – A new “frailty index” predicts overall survival for patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma, according to a study published today in JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics (JCO CCI). This tool is important because frailty is a critical factor in treatment decision-making for many patients with multiple myeloma, as the cancer most commonly arises among older adults. According to the authors, this tool is the first of its kind to assess frailty based on the accumulation … (leggi tutto)