The role of initial clinical presentation, comorbidity and treatment in multiple myeloma patients on survival: a detailed population-based cohort study

Purpose This prospective, observational population-based cohort study was performed to determine overall survival (OS) in multiple myeloma (MM) patients in Friesland, the Netherlands, in the era of novel agents and to analyse the influence of first-line treatment, MM-related end-organ damage and comorbidities at initial presentation on OS.