Extreme body mass index and survival in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients - Blood Cancer Journal
Source : https://www.nature.com/articles/s41408-022-00782-7
Correspondence Open Access Published: Urvi A. Shah orcid.org/0000-0001-8419-1091 1,2 , David J. Lee 5,6 , Sabrin Tahri 6,7 , Even H. Rustad 9,10 , Sham Mailankody orcid.org/0000-0002-2815-9561 1,2 , Alexander M. Lesokhin 1,2 , Francesco Maura orcid.org/0000-0002-5017-1620 11 , Brenda M. Birmann orcid.org/0000-0002-7550-5498 13 , Saad Z. Usmani 1,2 , Catherine R.
Conclusions: This comprehensive examination of BMI and survival in newly diagnosed MM patients suggests that underweight and severe obesity are associated with worse survival. Future studies of weight trajectories and body composition may help clarify these observations. Additionally, clinical research to understand if patients with extreme BMI may benefit from weight management strategies to improve outcomes may be of importance.