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IMS 2022 | Moving towards a more dynamic strategy to determine eligibility for SCT in multiple myeloma

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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