Plasma cell leukemia Flashcards

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behavior

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highly aggressive malignancy

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diagnostic criteria

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greater than 20% plasma cells in the blood

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3
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overall survival

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less than 12 months

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4
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treatment

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no standard treatments

- typically multiagent chemotherapy (DT-PACE) followed by high-dose melphalan conditioning with auto transplant

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