English (United Kingdom)

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/featured_content/oa?rat=en

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/highlighted_journal/

Global: Zendy Plus annual

Presents the access of premium content as premium feature

Premium Content

Presents the keyphrase highlighting as premium feature

Keyphrase Highlighting

Presents the summarisation as premium feature

Summarisation

Insights

Presents the pdf analysis as premium feature

PDF Analysis

Presents the zaia usage as premium feature

ZAIA

Global: Zendy Plus monthly

Global: Zendy Tools annual

Global: Zendy Tools monthly

Global: Zendy Free Plan

Recently, protocols using high-dose melphalan chemotherapy and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (HDM/SCT) have been developed for the treatment of patients with immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis. Although peritransplantation mortality is greater than for other hematologic diseases, treatment leads to durable hematologic complete responses, improvements in organ function and quality of life, and extended survival in a substantial proportion of patients. To determine whether this treatment can be applied to older patients, we have analyzed HDM/SCT treatment outcomes for 65 patients (aged 65 years or older) with AL amyloidosis compared with outcomes for 280 younger patients. For patients over age 65 years who meet the same eligibility criteria as younger patients, toxicity, hematologic remission rate, and survival were not significantly different from those observed in younger patients, indicating that older patients should not be excluded a priori from consideration for HDM/SCT treatment.

Successful treatment of AL amyloidosis with high-dose melphalan and autologous stem cell transplantation in patients over age 65