Independent prognostic factors predicting survival in multiple myeloma patients post-chemotherapy: a retrospective study

Advanced age, severe anaemia, elevated β2-MG, and suboptimal early response are simple, readily available predictors of adverse survival in MM. Although their individual discriminative power is modest, these factors may inform pragmatic risk stratification, especially where cytogenetic and MRD testing are unavailable, and could be incorporated into future composite prognostic scores.