title: Trends of survival in patients with multiple myeloma in Japan: a multicenter retrospective collaborative study of the Japanese Society of Myeloma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital, Tokushima, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Handa
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Sciences, Gunma University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Maebashi, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Sciences, Gunma University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Maebashi, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Itagaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asaoku
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Nishigunma National Hospital, Shibukawa, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Isoda
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Nishigunma National Hospital, Shibukawa, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Nishigunma National Hospital, Shibukawa, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sawamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Konishi
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sunami
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takezako
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Chutoen General Medical Center, Kakegawa, Japan.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nagura
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Tokai Central Hospital, Kakamigahara, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents