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ReviewWorld journal of oncology2024

Multiple Myeloma: A Review of the Literature and a Case Report Highlighting the Immunocompromised State of Myeloma Patients.

Brandon Nightingale, Megan Decker, Robert Ryan, Karolina Kaczmarczyk, Parul Jandir, Trupti Waykole, Remi Ashkar, Gabriella Harmon, Ajay Mathur, Michael Levitt

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Review in World journal of oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Brandon NightingaleDepartment of Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ, USA.
Megan DeckerDepartment of Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ, USA.
Robert RyanHackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Nutley, NJ, USA.
Karolina KaczmarczykHackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Nutley, NJ, USA.
Parul JandirDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ, USA.
Trupti WaykoleDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ, USA.
Remi AshkarDepartment of Pulmonology, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ, USA.
Gabriella HarmonDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ, USA.
Ajay MathurDepartment of Infectious Disease, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ, USA.
Michael LevittDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple myeloma (MM), a malignancy involving plasma cells, disproportionately affects older adults with an average age of diagnosis of about 70 years. Oftentimes, the therapies used in the treatment of MM are associated with a risk for immunotoxicity, lowering the ability of the immune system to fight off opportunistic infections. This is an important relationship for clinicians to realize as the incidence of opportunistic infections in myeloma patients is increasing. As an example, we present a case of a patient with MM who subsequently developed a cryptococcal infection. Our paper will highlight the key details of the case as well as shed light on the importance of understanding the immunodeficiencies in this patient population. We highlight important aspects of the current literature related to MM and relate them to the associated case.

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CryptococcusImmunocompromisedImmunotherapyMultiple myelomaMyelomaOpportunistic infections

Identifiers

PMID38751697
PMCPMC11092413

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