title: Solid tumors in multiple myeloma.
abstract: The frequency of solid tumors was evaluated in 628 consecutive patients with multiple myeloma who had been treated with various melphalan-prednisone combinations. Among those patients who lived at least 2 months, the incidence and diversity of second tumors were similar to those in normal persons of the same age and duration at risk. The diagnosis was usually made within 2 years after the start of chemotherapy for the myeloma. Long-term melphalan therapy did not seem to contribute to the pathogenesis of second solid tumors in patients with multiple myeloma.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008558:Melphalan / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D008558:Melphalan; D011241:Prednisone