Living With Advanced But Stable Multiple Myeloma: A Study of the Symptom Burden and Cumulative Effects of Disease and Intensive (Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant-Based) Treatment on Health-Related Quality of Life

Despite disease control and supportive care, intensively treated long-term myeloma survivors have significantly compromised HRQoL related to symptom burden. Systematic assessment is routinely indicated in advanced phase myeloma, even when disease activity is stable. Further studies should investigate the utility of interventional strategies and the relationship of cytokines with symptoms.