A 78-Year-Old Man With Multiple Myeloma

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Sagar Lonial, MD, FACP, presents a case of a 78-year-old man with multiple myeloma and discusses the many facets of treatment for multiple myeloma in the elderly population.

Case: A 78-Year-Old Man with Multiple Myeloma

Initial Presentation

  • An active 78-year-old man presents with a year history of progressive fatigue; he feels joint and muscle pain diffusely for about 2 months
  • PMH: suffered a myocardial infarction 4 years ago; LVEF 45%
  • PE: bony tenderness appreciated on the hips and lower back


Clinical Workup

  • Labs: Hb 10.9 g/dL, calcium 10.0 mg/dL, LDH 160 U/L, creatinine 2.1 mg/dL, albumin 3.3 g/dL, beta-2 microgloblulin 5.2 mcg/mL, M-protein 2.6 g/dL, lambda free light chains 4.1 mg/dL
  • Hepatitis B negative
  • Skeletal survey and MRI revealed lytic bone lesions in the left hip, pelvis and L2 vertebrae
  • Bone marrow shows 70% plasma cells IgG k restricted
  • FISH: normal
  • Diagnosis: R-ISS stage II MM
  • ECOG 0

Treatment

  • Patient is ineligible for ASCT due to comorbidities
  • Initiated treatment with daratumumab + lenalidomide + dexamethasone
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