Comparison of the Freiburg and Charlson Comorbidity Indices in Predicting Overall Survival in Elderly Patients with Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

Multiple myeloma occurs primarily in elderly patients. Considering the high prevalence of comorbidities, comorbidity is an important issue for the management of myeloma. However, the impact of comorbidity on clinical outcomes has not been fully investigated. We retrospectively analyzed patients with...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sung Min Kim, Moon Jin Kim, Hyun Ae Jung, Kihyun Kim, Seok Jin Kim, Jun Ho Jang, Won Seog Kim, Chul Won Jung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/437852