Gordon Cook, MB ChB, PhD, FRCP(Glas), FRCPath, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK, comments on the limitations of current strategies used to define whether a patient with multiple myeloma is eligible to undergo stem cell transplantation (SCT) in the era of novel therapies. Whilst currently, this decision is made by a clinician using scoring systems, According to Prof. Cook, it is necessary to move towards a more dynamic approach, where a patient’s fitness is re-evaluated after trying to achieve disease control. This interview took place at the 19th International Myeloma Society Meeting (IMS) held in Los Angeles, CA.
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