Association of multiple myeloma with different neoplasms: systematic analysis in consecutive patients with myeloma

Leuk Lymphoma. 2011 Feb;52(2):247-59. doi: 10.3109/10428194.2010.529207. Epub 2010 Nov 5.

Abstract

Multiple myeloma (MM) has been suggested to be associated with different neoplasms. Of 589 consecutive patients with MM, 59 (10%) had different neoplasms: solid tumors in 78% and hematological neoplasms in 22%. Different neoplasms were separated into those emerging prior or synchronously (p/s; n = 41) versus subsequently after the MM (n = 18). The rate of different neoplasms at the time of MM diagnosis was estimated as 6.6%, and estimated different neoplasm rates at 2, 5, and 10 years were 7.8%, 10.3%, and 11.6%, respectively. Patients with MM with p/s different neoplasms showed a hazard ratio (HR) for impaired overall survival of 1.2 (95% CI 0.8-2.0), whereas in those with subsequent neoplasms the HR was 2.5 (95% CI 1.4-4.4). This demonstrates that (1) p/s are more frequent compared with subsequent different neoplasms, and (2) the prognosis is more impaired with subsequent different neoplasms. Age ≥60 years was a confounding covariable with a HR of 2.021 (95% CI 1.6-2.6).

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Myeloma / pathology*
  • Multiple Myeloma / therapy
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology*
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / therapy
  • Prognosis
  • Survival Rate
  • Time Factors