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Clinical, economical and ethical aspects assessing therapy outcomes in patients with multiple myelomas of high cytogenetic risk

Zabolotneva YA, Gurevich KG
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Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Yulia A. Zabolotneva
ul. Delegatskaya, d. 20/1, Moscow, Russia; moc.liamg@liam4891ailu

About paper

Author contribution: Zabolotneva YA — collection, analysis and synthesis of data, writing the article; Gurevich KG — idea of and writing the article.

Received: 2022-07-19 Accepted: 2022-08-24 Published online: 2022-11-29
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According to European authors, patients with multiple myeloma (MM) and high cytogenetic risk have shorter values of progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) as compared with standard hazard. More frequent hospitalizations mean potentially high expenses associated with management of patients with unfavorable cytogenetic risk. Cost and availability of treatment of oncological patients relate to one of pressing ethical issues. Another important aspect of this issue consists in an effective use of available approved modes of therapy in patients with various survival prognosis, which is especially critical for early lines of therapy. It has been proven that early administration of more effective modes based on individual characteristics both of a patient, and a disease will improve the total survival of patients. This will result in reduction of economic resources spent on selecting new modes of treatment in patients with a disease recurrence and correction of possible adverse effects and hospitalization.

Keywords: ethical issues, overall survival, multiple myeloma, cytogenetic risk, clinical and economical assessment, hospitalizations

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