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This document summarizes a study of 245 patients with multiple myeloma (MM) treated at six large medical centers in Chile between 1998-2002. The median survival was 33 months, with 20% of patients dying within the first six months of diagnosis. Factors associated with early mortality (within 6 months) included male sex, thrombocytopenia, anemia, renal failure, hypercalcemia, beta-2 microglobulin ≥5.5 mg/L, and serum albumin <3.5 g/dL. Over half of cases were diagnosed at an advanced stage according to the D
- Author
- Jorge Avila
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- EN