Advanced Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia: usefulness of Morel's scoring system in establishing prognosis.
Résumé
New treatments for patients with Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (WM) have necessited the development of prognostic indices. Using a sample of 92 patients with refractory or relapsing WM treated in a randomized trial, we show that Morel's prognostic scoring system for patients at diagnosis is also effective in patients with advanced disease.
Mots clés
Aged
Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology
Cohort Studies
Cyclophosphamide/administration & dosage
Doxorubicin/administration & dosage
Drug Therapy
Combination
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Prednisone/administration & dosage
Prognosis
Time Factors
Vidarabine/analogs & derivatives/therapeutic use
Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia/*diagnosis/*therapy