Multiple myeloma: unplanned diagnostic pathways and association with risk factors and survival – a nationwide register-based cohort study in Denmark
High comorbidity level, few usual GP visits, advanced disease status at diagnosis, and complications were associated with diagnosis in an unplanned pathway. Further, patients diagnosed in an unplanned pathway had inferior survival. Promoting earlier diagnosis and preventing unplanned pathways may help improve survival in multiple myeloma.
Authors
- Linda Aagaard Rasmussen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9753-2008)
- Henrik Frederiksen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8905-0220)
- Tarec Christoffer El‐Galaly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4406-380X)
- Ida Bruun Kristensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8605-9422)
- Peter Vedsted (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2113-5599)
- Henry Jensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4040-7334)
- Line Flytkjær Virgilsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4877-2697)
Institutions
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Aalborg University Hospital (DK)
- Odense University Hospital (DK)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- VIA University College (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Cancer
- Published
- 2024-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-024-12706-8
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.82
Funders
- Deutschen Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft