Patient Management

Evidence-Based Recommendations for the Management of Symptoms For Patients with MM

This article provides insight into prevention and management of organ health-related toxicities and gives best-practice recommendations.

Beth Faiman

PhD, MSN, APRN-BC, AOCN, BMTCN, FAAN
Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute

Patient Management Guidelines

Guidelines

The Mayo Clinic provides information about mSMART: A clear and simple guide for treating patients with MM.

Articles

Multiple Myeloma — mSMART

Presented are the state of the art approaches to management of these plasma cells disorders including myeloma, amyloidosis, and Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia....

International Myeloma Working Group Consensus Recommendations on Imaging in Monoclonal Plasma Cell Disorders

There are multiple options available for the detection of bone and bone marrow lesions, ranging from conventional skeletal survey to whole-body CT, PET-CT, and MRI. The International Myeloma Working Group...

Heart and Lung Complications Assessment For Multiple Myeloma

The objectives of this article are to describe risk factors for cancer-associated VTE, describe the influence of CV disease on patients with multiple myeloma, and review the approaches to VTE...

Evidence-Based Recommendations For Oncologic Emergencies

This article reviews the pathophysiology of these multiple myeloma (MM)-associated oncology emergencies and provides a framework for assessment and effective intervention....