Die Krankheitsdauer und �berlebenszeit beim multiplen Myelom

Myelomatosis

“…I t must be concluded, therefore, that the mean duration of the disease in the present material was the same in untreated patients and in patients treated with radiation, urethane, and corticosteroids. This is in keeping with the findings of previous authors in larger series (5,17,36,47,49,51,53,57). A few authors, however, have found massive urethane therapy (37,40) and radiation (19,35) to prolong the duration of the disease.…”

“…( I ) Males [26] and females [22] (0.93 0.54 and 0.99 f 0.54 respectively). This corresponds to the findings of Obrecht et al (51) and of Videbzk and Johansen (63). In contrast, Feinleib and MacMahon (16) and Heinivaara and Eisalo (29) claim that women have a better prognosis than men.…”

“…The arithmetic mean duration of the disease before diagnosis was found to be 12.4 months (94 patients). This coriesponds to the findings of Obrecht et a1 (51).…”