Trends in cause of death among patients with multiple myeloma in Puerto Rico and the United States SEER population, 1987-2013.

ABSTRACT: Multiple myeloma (MM) survival has improved due to recent developments in MM treatment. As a result, other co-morbid conditions may be of increasing importance to MM patients' long-term survival. This study examines trends in common causes of death among patients with MM in Puerto Rico, and in the US Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) population. We analyzed the primary cause of death among incident MM cases recorded in the Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry (n = 3,018) and the US SEER Program (n = 67,733) between 1987 and 2013. We calculated the cumulative incidence of death due to the eight most common causes and analyzed temporal trends in mortality rates using joinpoint regression. Analyses of SEER were also stratified by Hispanic ethnicity. MM accounted for approximat

SUBMITTER: Castaneda-Avila MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6708774 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature