Amy Pierre, ANP-BC, on Multiple Myeloma: Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Older Patients

Amy Pierre, ANP-BC, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses study findings on the decreased use of autologous stem cell transplant in older patients with multiple myeloma, despite the therapy’s significant survival benefit. The study suggests factors that make it more likely patients would forgo the treatment (Abstract 2195).