Myeloma in patients younger than age 50 years presents with more favorable features and shows better survival: an analysis of 10 549 patients from the International Myeloma Working Group.

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Published in Blood on February 11, 2008

Authors

Heinz Ludwig1, Brian G M Durie, Vanessa Bolejack, Ingemar Turesson, Robert A Kyle, Joan Blade, Rafael Fonseca, Meletios Dimopoulos, Kazuyuki Shimizu, Jesus San Miguel, Jan Westin, Jean-Luc Harousseau, Meral Beksac, Mario Boccadoro, Antonio Palumbo, Bart Barlogie, Chaim Shustik, Michele Cavo, Philip R Greipp, Douglas Joshua, Michel Attal, Pieter Sonneveld, John Crowley

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Wilhelminenspital, Montleartstr. 37, 1160 Vienna, Austria. heinz.ludwig@wienkav.at

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