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Conditional relative survival in Waldenström’s macroglobulinaemia: a population‐based study in The Netherlands
Author(s) -
Amaador Karima,
Kersten Marie José,
Visser Otto,
Posthuma Eduardus F. M.,
Minnema Monique C.,
Vos Josephine M. I.,
Dinmohamed Avinash G.
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1111/bjh.17926
Subject(s) - waldenstrom macroglobulinemia , medicine , population , environmental health , lymphoma
Summary 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.