Disparities in black and white patients with multiple myeloma referred for autologous hematopoietic transplantation: A single center study

Abstract

Background Racial disparity in the incidence of multiple myeloma is well established; however, to the authors' knowledge, little is known regarding the impact of racial differences on disease characteristics, response to therapy, and clinical outcome. Methods The authors studied 453 patients (174 of whom were black and 279 of whom were white) who underwent transplant between 2000 and 2013. The median follow-up was 4.4 years. Results Black patients were significantly younger than white patients (median age, 54 years vs 59 years; P