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December 8, 2025BloodOpen Access

Outcomes for black persons with multiple myeloma: A national retrospective trend analysis from 2015 to 2022

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Retrospective trend analysis shows higher inpatient mortality in black patients with multiple myeloma, indicating worse outcomes.

Higher inpatient mortality was found in black patients with multiple myeloma, suggesting significant health disparities.
The analysis involved 166,713 patients with 35,654 identified as black, revealing a mortality odds ratio of 1.285.
Data from the National Inpatient Sample were analyzed to assess the impact of multiple comorbidities on outcomes.
These findings highlight the urgent need to improve care and address treatment barriers faced by this population.

Polineni et al. (2025) studied this question.

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