Vitamin D deficiency predicts for poor overall survival in white but not African American patients with multiple myeloma
Sarvari V. Yellapragada, Nathanael R. Fillmore, Anna Frolov, Yang Zhou, Pallavi Dev, Hassan Yameen, Chizoba Ifeorah, Nhan Do, Mary T. Brophy, Nikhil C. Munshi
Abstract
Key Points Vitamin D deficiency is a predictor for poor overall survival in patients with multiple myeloma, even after adjusting for age and stage. This difference is only observed in white patients, not African Americans, even under a lower threshold for deficiency.
Topics & Concepts
Multiple myelomavitamin D deficiencyInternal medicineMedicineAfrican americanWhite (mutation)Stage (stratigraphy)OncologyGastroenterologyVitamin D and neurologyBiologyGeneGeneticsEthnologyPaleontologyHistoryPharmacological Effects and Toxicity StudiesVitamin D Research StudiesPregnancy and Medication Impact