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Abs 694: Dr Puiz presents GEM-Claridex trial of Rd vs Clarithromycin-RD. Got to witness Sweet moment at end when her mentor @mvmateos flashed her the “Great job, my protege!” smile we all need to see ❤️ ImageImage
GEM-Clarieex provides another cautionary tale about a myeloma regimen that is more effective but more toxic in older patients #geriheme....
Very inclusive with pts into their 90s. Significantly greater CR, >=VGPR rates. We should celebrate 🎉 right? But.... ImageImage
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Abs 380: Geriatric assessment incorporated into a real transplant workflow. Took only 5-6 minutes of provider time! And see thread for what that 5-6 min tells you...
#ASH19 #geriheme grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/p… Image
Survival: lower OS with impairment on Timed Up and Go Image
Duration of hospitalization longer with frailty on Clinical Frailty Scale, IADL limitations, abnormal grip strength, impaired Timed Up and Go, and poorer self-reported health. #ASH19 #geriheme Image
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Here's my #gerihemelist for #ASH19 Saturday...
Abs 2209, Poster today: 1/3 of pts with "good" PS were frail; Frail pts with AML had 50% 100-day mortality! ash.confex.com/ash/2019/webpr…
Abs 1563, poster today: In SEER-Medicare analysis of 2800 older adults with Hodgkin Lymphoma (1999-2014), 1/4 received NO treatment.

#ASH19 #geriheme ash.confex.com/ash/2019/webpr…
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Abs 268: @HiraSMian presents data on >5700 pts with MM from Canadian registry with some good/some sobering news for #geriheme pts:
1. ASCT use rising
2. 60% of older pts get a novel drug
3. 20% 1-yr mortality
4. 30% of older patients received NO MYELOMA TREATMENT
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Even with universal coverage, older pts, lower SES or more comorbidities less likely to be treated for myeloma #mmsm #geriheme #ASH19 ImageImage
High 1-yr mortality for older pts with myeloma who don’t receive treatment. We saw similar rate untreated in SEER- Medicare database. #geriheme ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/29429… Image
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Abs 71: Trends in early mortality (<6 mos) in myeloma - SEER analysis of >90K pts 1975-2015 with Joinpoint regression -> change in trend for early mortality.

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Older pts with MM at greater risk for early mortality (OR 4.8 for Age >79).
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2006 marked start of trend for declining early mortality for pts with #myeloma #mmsm #ASH19
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Abs 69: Vulnerable Elders Survey-13 in cohort of >2000 patients in the Lymphoma Epidemiology Outcome cohort.

28% of pts were vulnerable by VES13. Pts more likely to be vulnerable if they completed VES13 after treatment

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@MaurerStats Vulnerable pts had poorer OS (HR ~5) *** independent of performance status***. PS is not enough! #ASH19 #geriheme
@MaurerStats Moderator question: How to use this info? Answer: good tool to screen for need for geriatric assessment
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Abstract 67: all new patients with blood cancer age >=75 screened for frailty; participants randomized to receive geriatric consultation. Outcomes: feasibility, 1-yr OS, acute care utilization, goals of care discussion. ash.confex.com/ash/2019/webpr…
86% participated in RCT, but some patients worried that geriatric consultation would make them ineligible for treatment. Just heard this same observation from another #geriheme MD on the opposite side of the country just last night! @ROlinMD
@ROlinMD Outcomes: OS not improved (Abel says geriatrics is not magic!) but geriatric consultation did increase documented goals-of-care conversations. #geriheme #gerionc #ASH19
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My top 8 #ASH19 #geriheme #myeloma abstracts....
1. 2 out of 5 real-world myeloma patients ineligible for clinical trials; 75% of frail patients ineligible.
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2. Response rates in frail patients similar to those in intermediate or fit transplant-ineligible NDMM patients
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