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DU Undergraduate Showcase: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Works: Abstracts
Abstracts from the DU Undergraduate Showcase
Guidelines for screening and management of late and long-term consequences of myeloma and its treatment
A growing population of long-term survivors of myeloma is now accumulating
the ‘late effects’ not only of myeloma itself, but also of several lines of
treatment given throughout the course of the disease. It is thus important to
recognise the cumulative burden of the disease and treatment-related toxicity
in both the stable and active phases of myeloma, some of which is unlikely to
be detected by routine monitoring. We summarise here the evidence for the
key late effects in long-term survivors of myeloma, including physical and
psychosocial consequences (in Parts 1 and 2 respectively), and recommend
the use of late-effects screening protocols in detection and intervention. The
early recognition of late effects and effective management strategies should
lead to an improvement in the management of myeloma patients, although
evidence in this area is currently limited and further research is warranted