Rates of Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination and Correlation With Survival in Multiple Myeloma Patients

MicroabstractWe analyzed vaccination rates and associated outcomes of patients with multiple myelom in the INSIGHT MM study. Influenza vaccination in the prior 2 years and pneumococcal vaccination in the prior 5 years impacted overall survival versus no vaccination. Additionally, deaths due to infections were lower among vaccinated versus non-vaccinated patients. Vaccination status should be…

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Source: Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia

Categories: Hem/Oncs, Latest Headlines

Tags: caxtx, ClinicalTrials, IDonc, mmsm, NCT02761187

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